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No more travel abroad using old-style police ID cards; how to issue a new card

Time's up for the familiar "blue" ID cards — a new-type ID card or passport is now required for travel abroad — here's the estimated time from application to collection of the new ID

Romania and Bulgaria become full members of the Schengen area from tomorrow

Full membership for Romania and Bulgaria made possible after Austria lifted its veto - Both countries expect to benefit economically and their GDP to increase by at least 1%

Swiss voters approve stricter gun control laws to fit with EU rules

The Swiss were practically blackmailed by the EU to limit their human right of self-defence

Kosovo’s PM Thaci urges Albania to grant Kosovars citizenship

Albania's President appeared to give the idea a cool reception