Romania protested against Austria because of the position against its inclusion in the Schengen area

This is reported by TASS with reference to the Romanian Foreign Ministry.

The department called this step of the Austrian authorities "unjustified and unfriendly."

They added that such a decision would inevitably affect the attitude of Romania and Austria in the future.

Earlier, the AFP agency reported that the European Union decided to reject the applications of Romania and Bulgaria to join the Schengen area.

Earlier, the European Commission announced the readiness of Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia to join the Schengen area.

At the same time, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said he was not ready to support the expansion of the Schengen agreement.