"Since we are not allowed in Schengen, the governments of Bulgaria and Romania will abolish border control between their own countries, " says the position of the Chamber of Motor Carriers in Bulgaria. From there, they state that they support the..
The National Union of Road Hauliers from Romania - UNTRR condemns Austria's vote against Romania's accession to the Schengen area and asks the Romanian government to lift border controls with Bulgaria. This is reported by the Romanian news agency..
The decision to reject Bulgaria and Romania Schengen bids is not fair and undermines the European principles of solidarity and unity. This was what President Rumen Radev said in a video conference call with the President of the..
Austria and the Netherlands were the two European countries that stopped Bulgaria on its way to Schengen in the vote on December 8. The main argument pointed out was weakness in the rule of law, as well as the influx of illegal..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev held a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, with a focus on Bulgaria's accession in Schengen and the measures aimed to speed up the process. Rumen Radev expressed his..
“The caretaker government has done a colossal amount of work so that the country may meet the membership criteria,” caretaker PM Galab Donev said in an interview with bTV, and added he does not accept the criticism coming from some political forces..
“The criteria for Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen, which are entirely technical, were met by the country as far back as in 2011. That is known well to all members of the Schengen area, including the governments of the Netherlands and Austria,”..
"The military aid to Ukraine is fully consistent with Bulgaria’s priorities", caretaker Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov said in an interview with Nova TV. Bulgaria will neither send S-300 missile systems, nor MiG-29 fighter aircraft, nor..
Frontex deploys officers in non-EU Balkan countries for the first time At the beginning of 2023, the EU will deploy officers from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, on the territory of Balkan countries aspiring to join..
Only Croatia will be admitted to the Schengen area from January 1, while Bulgaria and Romania remain outside the open travel zone. In today's vote in the EU Council, Austria has blocked the accession of Roman ia and Bulgaria into Schengen , while t he..
