Austria blocks Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria, while Croatia gets green light

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  1. >Austria has blocked the accession of Romania and Bulgaria into Schengen, the passport-free area that has abolished border checks between the vast majority of EU member states.
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    >The Netherlands supported Romania’s bid but opposed Bulgaria’s.
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    >Croatia, however, received unanimous backing and will join the Schengen Area as of January 2023.
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    >The negative conclusion, which was widely expected, represents a painful political defeat for both Romania and Bulgaria, who joined the European Union six years before Croatia.

  2. yikes, I feel sorry for Bulgaria and Romania just because our government (especially ÖVP) is tanking in the surveys and therefore using this as veto as a populistic tool. Screw them.

    Congratulations to Croatia though

  3. It’s dissapointing. I was always a strong supporter of EU but now I feel that we are part of EU only when the westerners have something to gain from us. When we have something to gain from EU, reasons are found not to have the same rights.

  4. Austrian companies should be checked thoroughly.
    Let’s veto everything that interests Austria
    Boycott austrian products.

    Austria = Russia

  5. They wanted our petrol in the black sea area.

    They are extracting it. Currently they have to sell petrol to Romania to meet our needs (there is a cap that needs to be met). They wanted to remove that, so that they could sell all the petrol abroad.

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    This is not about the immigrants or border security. They wanted us to pay for our entrance in Schengen.

  6. i hope europe is ready for deadlock on absolutely everything, i don’t see non retaliation as flying well with the romanian public

  7. I get that the Netherlands are very precise with their politics even in their country, but Austria should really just shut up, considering the enormous corruption in their government

  8. So what can I say, thanks for making it easier for anti EU propaganda. One way to fuck some countries for no reason.

  9. It’s time for Romania and Bulgaria to completely block EU activity by any means they have, as a form of protest, without giving a reason, just like Netherlands and especially Austria did during this shit-show.

  10. From now on Romania first. Veto the shit out of everything until we get what we want. No more pleasing and appeasing.

  11. Must be nice not being a second-rate EU member. Used to have “EuROpe” as a flair, but clearly that’s not appropriate.

  12. *slow clap*

    Well done Austria. Well done. Now the fun begins. Hope most romanians stop dealing with their companies.

    I would rather be outside Schengen then giving them lots of gas from the Black Sea at huge profits for them.

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