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Now playing Next Travel News Why EU passport stamps will soon be a thing of the past Manual stamping of passports "is time consuming...and does not allow a systematic detection of overstayers,” says the EU. 09/02/2023
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Now playing Next Economy Croatia welcomes 2023 by joining Eurozone and Schengen area As of Sunday, Croatia will become a member of both the Eurozone and the Schengen area. 30/12/2022
Now playing Next Travel News No more travel restrictions in the EU, thanks to new advice The Council of the European Union has updated its travel recommendations to lift all COVID-19 related restrictions. 14/12/2022
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Now playing Next Europe News Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania are 'ready' to join the Schengen Area The European Commission has urged member states to accept the three candidates in the passport-free area. 16/11/2022
Now playing Next Travel News Spain wants to scrap the 90 day rule for British tourists Spain is set to lobby the EU over a rule that limits British tourists to 90 day visits. 10/11/2022
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