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EC: Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia are ready for Schengen

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Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia have fulfilled the conditions for joining Schengen and it is high time that the Council of the EU takes the necessary steps. This is what a spokesperson of the European Commission said at a press conference in response to a question related to the latest European check on the state of the external borders, BTA reported.

The checks in Bulgaria and in Romania related to Schengen-readiness are confidential, spokesperson Anitta Hipper said when asked about the evaluations of the examiners - representatives of the EC and the EU countries. He pointed out that the commission has already recommended that Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia be admitted to Schengen.



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