The Netherlands wants to see two consecutive "positive" EU reports on Bulgaria and Romania's anti-corruption efforts before lifting its veto to their Schengen membership, a Dutch minister has said.
"We need two consecutive positive reports attesting that the progress in fighting corruption and organised crime is irreversible, before we can take a decision on full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen," Dutch interior minister Gerd Leers told journalists on Tuesday (13 December) ...
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