Days of heavy rain have wreaked havoc on travel services in several Central and Eastern European countries, including Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and most recently Italy.

According to FlightAware, at international airports in the region, including Warsaw Chopin Airport in Poland, Vaclav Havel Airport in the Czech Republic, Henri Coanda International

Romania's parliament recently approved killing nearly 500 bears this year in response to what officials called an "overpopulation" crisis among protected species. The decision follows a tragic incident in which a 19-year-old tourist was killed by a bear while hiking in the Carpathian Mountains in Romania with her boyfriend.

Sabin Corniu, head of Romania's mountain rescue service, gave

According to recent events, Romania and Bulgaria have taken a significant step towards integration into the European Union by partially joining the Schengen area, free of document checks. The decision will allow travelers to arrive freely by air and sea from both countries. However, checks at land borders will continue due to opposition, mainly from Austria, which has expressed concern about illegal

Bulgaria and Romania will officially join to the Schengen area for arrivals by air from March 31.

However, Austria maintained its position on the inclusion of these countries by land and did not allow the opening of its land borders.

“Membership of the Schengen area means that those legally present in member countries can move freely without passport control. However, the membership