Bulgaria to be supported for Schengen by Latvia

In the beginning of last month Latvia announced that it will support Romania and Bulgaria in their efforts to enter the Schengen zone. Ilgvars Klava, the Latvian Ambassador presented the priorities of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. That happened in front of the National Assembly's Foreign Policy and European Affairs, as well as in front of the European Funds Control committees.

According to the Latvian Ambassador, the priorities of the Latvian Presidency include competitive, digital and engaged Europe. During the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will be organized more than 200 events including high-level political meetings, Eastern Partnership Summit and various related meetings. In addition will be organized 10 informal meetings of EU Ministers and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of Ministers for Education. There are also plans for the organization of a Social Partners Forum, a Digital Agenda Assembly, an European Conference on Standardisation, an eHealth Week and so on.

According to the National Assembly Chair of Bulgaria there are three important points for Bulgaria – Latvia's support for Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen area, the focus on the improvement of the EU competitiveness aiming to achieve an economic growth and the fact that the Latvian Presidency supports the establishment of an European Energy Union.