So far, Austria has agreed to allow Bulgaria to enter the Schengen area by air only, but negotiations with are still under way . Our country will continue to insist on being admitted to the EU's free movement area by land as well, PM Nikolai Denkov..
At a meeting in Brussels last night with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov stressed that land borders were important for Bulgaria...
"It would be pernicious for Bulgaria to agree to an Air Schengen only ", MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk from the Renew Europe Group said for BNR. "This would be a serious retreat from our national position, built up over so many years", said Ilhan..
''Bulgaria could join the so-called Air Schengen'', President Rumen Radev told reporters on Sunday. ''This is a step forward, but we must be very careful not to be left with the label ''Bulgaria is in Schengen now'', Rumen Radev said . ''It is..
According to Austrian media, Austria's Minister of Interior Gerhard Karner is ready to loosen the veto on the enlargement of the Schengen area with Bulgaria and Romania, reported BTA. The announcement, published in Sunday's edition of Kurier..