"Democratic Bulgaria" coalition is ready to take responsibility and propose a technocratic cabinet that will solve 5 high-priority tasks. It will not resolve political division, but will highlight the national interest", the coalition's co-chairman..
Sweden will not initiate a vote on Schengen membership for Bulgaria and Romania in the Council until the objections of the countries that oppose the move are withdrawn. The news was reported by the Swedish ambassador to the EU, Lars..
EU heads of state and government have approved Croatia's entry into Schengen and expressed hope that Bulgaria and Romania will be able to join the zone in 2023, President of the European Council, Charles Michel said at a press..
Before the European Council, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that Bulgaria might enter Schengen in 2023 and that this could happen as early as the summer. "We don't say 'no', but 'not now'. We need two more things from Bulgaria - to complete..
"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..