Bulgaria and Romania received the go-ahead to join Europe’s passport-free Schengen area starting in March 2024, the Spanish EU presidency announced late on Saturday. Air and maritime internal border controls between the two EU countries and other Schengen members will be lifted in March 2024, while a decision on the lifting of land controls will be taken at a later time, the presidency said. The Schengen area largely suspends border checks between its members and allows people to travel, work and live in another member country without visas or permits. Bulgaria, Romania, Ireland and Cyprus are…