President Rumen Radev described as "utterly illogical" Bulgaria and Romania to remain outside the Schengen area in the conditions of a security, economic and social crisis. The Head of State commented this after a meeting with his Greek counterpart..
The Bulgarian Socialists in the European Parliament initiated a letter to the EU member states asking on what grounds a veto could be imposed on Bulgaria's accession to Schengen. The letter was signed by 73 MEPs from all political groups in the..
Bulgaria and Romania have ensured even better protection of the EU's external borders than at the first check in October, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said. This was the conclusion of a high-level expert mission that inspected these two..
The government of the Netherlands has decided to block Bulgaria's admission to the Schengen area, the Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation announced . According to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte , the decision is not political, but based on facts, and..
In October 2022, Bulgarians made 15.3% more trips abroad compared to 2021. Visits by foreigners to Bulgaria rose by 49.2%, according to the National Statistical Institute. The trips of Bulgarians abroad in October were 599,500 and the..
EU police officers patrol Kosovo over car registration plate issue 135 police officers from the EU mission (EULEX) have started patrolling in Serb-populated northern Kosovo, mission head Lars-Gunnar Wigemark told..
The European Commission announced that at their weekly meeting on November 16 , European commissioners will approve a new assessment of the measures taken by Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia to comply with Schengen rules. According to an EC spokesperson ,..
The European Parliament says "yes" to Croatia for Schengen The European Parliament has voted a resolution on the admission of Croatia to Schengen. An appeal has been made for the Council of the EU to approve the acceptance of Zagreb by the end of..
Vyara Simeonova /11th grade/ and Kalina Simeonova /6th grade/ from the Baba Tonka Mathematical High School in Ruse and the student from the Ruse-based University "Angel Kanchev" Yordan Ganev, who represented Bulgaria at the International Robotics..
In a letter sent to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Bulgarian MEPs from all political groups called for Bulgaria and Romania's joining the Schengen free-travel area to be hampered by one country only. President Rumen Radev calls on EU leaders to..
