European Commission spokesman Alex Winterstein said the position of President Jean-Claude Juncker on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen has not changed, BNR correspondent to Brussels Angelina Piskova said. Winterstein said this in response to a question about the position expressed by Dutch Foreign Minister Steph Blok yesterday during his visit to Bulgaria that in order to support Bulgaria for Schengen, the Netherlands wants to make sure that this country is protecting the EU external borders well and that it effectively combats corruption and trafficking in human beings. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has repeatedly expressed support for the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen.
A Eurobarometer survey has registered the highest level of trust in the European Union since 2007 and the highest level of support ever for the common currency, the euro, both in the EU as a whole (74%) and in the euro area (81%). In Bulgaria,..
Despite the bad weather, dozens of children and their parents took part in an initiative for making toys for the Christmas decoration of the capital city. At the initiative of Sofia municipality, a workshop was put up in the square in front of..
The Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) are to nominate the party’s leader Atanas Atanasov for president of the 51 st National Assembly. According to BNR sources, the decision was made by the party’s national leadership and will be put to..
The financial effect of our country's accession to Schengen by land will amount to BGN 1.63 billion (EUR 833.4 million) per year, according to a study..
On Monday, the weather will continue cloudy in most parts of the country with rain, more significant in the southeastern regions. Light snow will fall..
"We demand the resignation of the management of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency for failing to address the problems, specifically the case with the..
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