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Bulgaria and Romania did not yet meet the requirements for entering

the Europe's border-free Schengen area next year. Interior ministers from Germany and France criticized the lack of progress by the two southeastern EU countries in reforming their judiciary as well as tackling corruption and organized crime. Romania and Bulgaria both joined the European Union in 2007. Implementing the Schengen rules involves eliminating border controls with other Schengen members while…