Austria's Interior Minister has hinted that Austria could lift its veto on full Schengen area membership for Romania and Bulgaria after improvements in border protection.
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00:00Austria could reconsider its veto on full Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria,
00:06according to the country's interior minister Gerhard Karner.
00:11For the last two years, Austria has blocked the two nations' full admission to the control-free
00:15travel zone, arguing that too many refugees were entering Austria via the West Balkans.
00:23Karner now says the situation has improved.
00:43Earlier this year, Bulgaria and Romania received partial Schengen membership after checks at
00:49their air and sea borders were removed.
00:53The three nations will meet in Hungary on the 22nd of November.