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The European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, congratulates Croatia on joining Europe's border check-free Schengen area but expresses disappointment after accession bids by Bulgaria and Romania were blocked in an EU ministers' meeting."You deserve to be full members of Schengen, you deserve to have access to the free movement in the Schengen area," she says. SOUNDBITE
Eurozone finance ministers meet in Brussels for their monthly Eurogroup meeting to discuss Euro area enlargement and the economic situation. They took the opportunity to come together for a photo and celebrate the incorporation of Croatia into the Eurozone as of January 1 2023. IMAGES
Bulgaria's parliament votes to approve the lifting of the country's veto on opening EU accession talks with North Macedonia, with 170 votes in favour, 37 against and 21 abstentions. The proposal paves the way for the government to unblock the start of negotiations in exchange for EU guarantees that North Macedonia will meet Bulgaria's demands on long-running historical and linguistic disputes. IMAGES
The surrounding area of the Israeli Consulate in Munich has been cordoned off as investigations continue after a gunman was shot dead by police. The gunman, an 18-year-old Austrian man, had opened fire with a vintage rifle near the institution in what authorities treated as a foiled attack on the diplomatic mission. IMAGES
Police clash with demonstrators during a protest against Argentine President Javier Milei's veto of a pension mobility law in Buenos Aires. IMAGES
Closed stalls, empty streets - the scene outside Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium is a grey one as American mega-star Taylor Swift's concerts are cancelled following the discovery of a planned terrorist attack. At least two Islamic State sympathisers have been arrested, according to police. IMAGES
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