Austria rejected European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen’s call to lift its veto against Bulgaria and Romania joining the Schengen area, arguing that extending the visa-free zone currently makes no sense and that there is a need for more..
An international conference on effective surveillance of the EU's external borders , organised by the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior, is held in Sofia. Discussions focus on curbing the growing number of migrants, traffickers and human trafficking ...
Greece is taking the initiative for Bulgaria and Romania’s faster accession to the Schengen area. This was made clear after a meeting between Interior Minister in the caretaker cabinet Ivan Demerdzhiev and Greece’s Minister of Migration and Asylum..
The security of the EU’s external borders is a commitment shared by all member-states, and is key to tackling illegal migration , Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and the Federal Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer emphasized at a meeting in Vienna...
