The countries members of the EU can finance the fence along the Bulgaria-Turkey border themselves according to European Commission sources.
BNR’s correspondent in Brussels Anguelina Piskova reports that representatives of the EC are citing the 26 January letter by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the European leaders regarding the special European Council on migration in Brussels on 9 and 10 February. The letter reads that the Bulgarian-Turkish border should be a priority in strengthening key external EU borders and that “security could be improved with EU funds and European countries could support the protection of the border between Bulgaria and Turkey on a voluntary basis.” In response, EC officials pointed out that “EC has always said that it does not fund or co-finance the construction of walls” and that countries are obliged, regardless of the infrastructure used, to make sure that asylum seekers in Europe can come and apply for asylum. But at the same time a member country can assist another country financially for the fence. This means that Bulgaria can be assisted by other countries of the community interested in building the facility.
Election day abroad ended at 6:00 am Bulgarian time on June 10. Voting had gone smoothly on 5 continents, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Bulgarians in Los Angeles were the last to exercise their right to vote. Bulgarian citizens were able to..
"GERB-SDS" is the first political force in the elections for national parliament with 50.96% of the tally sheets processed, announced the Central Election Commission. The results as of 8:00 am on June 10 are: GERB-SDS – 23.47% "We..
The results of the parallel vote count by "Gallup" sociological agency (98% sample) show the following results in the elections for the 50th National Assembly: GERB-SDS (ГЕРБ-СДС) – 23.5%, or 65 seats DPS (ДПС) – 16.5%, or 45 seats "Vazrazhdane"..
As of 5 p.m. on June 9, voter turnout in the elections for National Assembly was 23.4%, Gallup..
Sunny weather is in the forecast for Sunday afternoon. Cumulus clouds will form over the mountains in the western parts of the country with a chance of..
More than 300 people with disabilities are voting from their homes today in Sofia. They vote with mobile ballot boxes in 14 polling stations. The mobile..
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