In a resolution adopted on Wednesday with 526 votes in favour, 57 votes against, and 42 abstaining, Parliament stresses that both countries have already fulfilled the necessary requirements to be admitted into Schengen.
MEPs regret the Council’s decision of 8 December 2022 to reject their membership “without presenting any legal justification related to accession criteria”. A larger Schengen area without border controls would make the EU stronger, say MEPs, noting that all member states have the right to join Schengen once they are ready. The fact that Romania and Bulgaria are still outside the visa-free travel area burdens the businesses and populations of the two countries socially and economically, according to Parliament.
The Bulgarian and Turkish Chief Prosecutors, Borislav Sarafov and Muhsin Şentürk, held an official meeting in the Court House in Sofia . This is Muhsin Şentürk's first official visit to Bulgaria since taking office and follows the visit of a delegation..
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