The European Union has adopted new rules that allow it to suspend visa-free travel for non-EU countries more quickly if migration or security risks arise, as political pressure mounts to tighten border controls across the Schengen Area.

Hungary has barred the commander of a Ukrainian military unit from entering the country and the wider Schengen Area after Kyiv carried out drone strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced on Aug. 28.

Britain and the EU have reached a new Brexit agreement under which Gibraltar will open its borders with Spain, eliminate passport controls with the EU, and join the EU customs union.

European Union interior ministers have agreed to grant Bulgaria and Romania full membership in the Schengen free movement area.

Romania and Bulgaria are likely to become full members of the Schengen area on Jan. 1, 2025.

Seventeen European countries, including the three largest EU economies, are urging the European Commission to expedite migrant returns, News.Az reports citing Politico .