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The Balkan Wars of 1912–13 led to an extension of Greece northward, but at the same time, due to the advances of Serbia and Bulgaria, Greece ceased sharing a land border with the Ottoman Empire. This changed again in 1919–20, when Greece gained Western Thrace, Eastern Thrace, and the Smyrna Zone.
Bulgaria has closed its borders to most travellers since mid-March as part of its lockdown measures. "We have agreed with Greece as of June 1 to allow travel without the obligatory 14-day ...
Greece is a strong supporter of Bulgaria's Euro-Atlantic integration and entry into the Schengen Area. Bulgaria and Greece share common political views about the Balkans, the enlargement plans of the European Union and the rest of the world, with Bulgaria having been a supporter of Greece's stance on the Macedonia naming dispute.
The new border checkpoint is expected to boost economic ties and tourism between the neighbouring regions of the two countries. [3] [6] [7] [8] Makaza–Nymfaia is the sixth functioning border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Greece, along with Kulata–Promachonas, Ilinden–Exochi, Zlatograd–Thermes, Ivaylovgrad–Kyprinos, and Svilengrad ...
Border checks between France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg were first dropped in 1985. The Schengen area now covers 25 of the 27 EU member states, as well as Iceland ...
Romania, Bulgaria and Greece signed a deal on Thursday to enable swift cross-border movement of troops and weapons to NATO’s eastern flank, Romania's defence ministry said. Russia's 2022 ...
Yugoslavia is divided between Italy and their Albanian puppet, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria and the newly established Independent State of Croatia, with Montenegro falling under Italian occupation and the rest under German occupation. Greece is occupied by German, Italian and Bulgarian forces, with the last directly annexing its zone.
Checks at land borders with Bulgaria and Romania will stop from Jan. 1 after Austria dropped a veto it had maintained on grounds they needed to do more to stop illegal immigration. While air and ...