Croatia has got the green light to join Europe's open travel zone, but Bulgaria and Romania were kept out because of opposition led by Austria over concerns about unauthorised immigration. From 2023, people will not have to stop for border checks as they pass between Croatia and the rest of the so-called Schengen area - the world's largest free-travel area seen as one of the main achievements of European integration. It will "shorten the journey and the wait, thank God," driver Nenad Benic said as he queued to cross the Bregana border point from Croatia into Slovenia on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Cars queue at the Slovenia-Croatia border in Dragonja, Slovenia. REUTERS/Stringer Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said he was disappointed and would apply to enter the zone again. "W...
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