Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

PM Nikolai Denkov in Brussels: Land borders are important for Bulgaria

Photo: BGNES

At a meeting in Brussels last night with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov stressed that land borders were important for Bulgaria. This was his comment on Austria's proposal for an "Air Schengen" for Bulgaria and Romania. 

"Negotiations on our entry into Schengen are continuing and will continue until the last day," he told journalists before the start of the regular European Council meeting today, without specifying when that last day would be, BNR correspondent Angelina Piskova reports from Brussels.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

A documentary about the discovery of the relics of John the Baptist to be presented in Vratsa

2025 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the discovery of the relics of St. John the Baptist during excavations on an island near Sozopol by a team led by archaeologist Professor Dr. Kazimir Popkonstantinov. The authenticity of the discovery has been..

published on 1/24/25 6:10 AM

Cloudy weather and higher temperatures expected on Friday

On Friday morning, there will be fog in the lowlands and valleys. The cloud cover will start to increase from the west. The lowest temperatures will be between minus 2°C and 3°C, around minus 1°C in Sofia. During the day, there will be temporary..

published on 1/23/25 5:20 PM

UPDATED: Bulgarian hostages released by Yemen's Houthis return home

Captain Lyubomir Chanev and chief mate Danail Veselinov returned to Bulgaria. They were held captive by Yemen's Houthis for 430 days. The Galaxy Leader ship with the two Bulgarians on board, was hijacked in the Red Sea on November 19, 2023, shortly..

published on 1/23/25 5:13 PM