The Austrian government has agreed to discuss in 2024 the abolition of checks for Bulgarian and Romanian citizens at the land borders of the Schengen area, provided that Bulgaria and Romania fulfill 5 conditions. This was written in a statement to the decision of the European Council of December 29 to open the Schengen air and sea borders for both countries. The two-page document was published in the Official Journal of the EU.
Austria says it wants the European border agency to have at least 3 times more presence on the Bulgarian-Turkish border. "Frontex" should also strengthen its presence on the Bulgarian-Serbian border, while the European Commission should finance the purchase of off-road vehicles, drones and surveillance systems. Strengthening of border control between Bulgaria and Romania is also requested. Sofia and Bucharest agree on full implementation of the Dublin Regulation on migrants. Unannounced checks are allowed at Austrian airports for those arriving from Bulgaria and Romania. Vienna also insists on a general discussion in the EU about the functioning of the Schengen area.
The Bulgarian team won three gold medals and one silver medal at the Balkan Olympiad in Informatics held in Ohrid. The gold medallists were Daniel Koynov from the Nancho Popovich High School in Shumen, Boris Mihov from the Sofia High School of..
A State Aviation Operator crew is standing by to fly to Lebanon as soon as the phased evacuation of the Bulgarians there is given a green light. This was reported to caretaker PM Dimitar Glavchev on Monday morning at a Council of Ministers meeting..
The speculations of a rise in the price of sunflower oil in the coming months due to the poor harvest in the country will not come to pass, Vladimir Ivanov, chairman of the Commodity Exchange and Wholesale Markets State Commission said for the BNR...
Bulgaria has begun evacuating our fellow citizens who expressed a desire to leave Beirut following Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Some of the Bulgarians..
Some of the Bulgarians in Lebanon were evacuated on a government aircraft flight on Monday evening. The first group, consisting of 89 people, mostly..
''The second evacuation flight from Lebanon will be carried out today around noon, provided the circumstances are favorable'', caretaker Premier Dimitar..
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