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Bulgaria Gets Support for Schengen Accession By Portugal

Mina Boycheva 30/01/2016

In the end of 2015 the Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev attended an official meeting with his Portuguese counterpart Aníbal Cavaco Silva. The main aim of the meeting, which was hold in Lisbon, was the country’s support for Bulgaria’s accession in the Schengen area. The Bulgarian Head of State visited Portugal on an official two-day visit.

The main aim of the meeting, which was hold in Lisbon, was the country’s support for Bulgaria’s accession in the Schengen area.

Mr Plevneliev stated that the accession in the Schengen area, including the Single Supervisory Mechanism and also the ERM II are among the main goals that Bulgaria has set itself that it aims to reach until 2018 when will start the Bulgarian EU Presidency. The Bulgarian President highly evaluated the readiness of Portugal to share its experience in holding the EU Presidency with Bulgaria. Further, the Bulgarian Head of State thanked his counterpart for the personal engagement to integrate Bulgaria into the Arraiolos group. He also stated that Bulgaria will be honored to host the annual meeting of the group in 2016.

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Mina Boycheva
Mina Boycheva is a co-founder and manager of Sofia Offices with 15 years of experience in property management, sales and rentals of real estate properties. Since the beginning of 2016 she directs her energy and focus on the rentals and sales of business properties in Sofia.