Bulgaria and Romania signed a common declaration concerning the Schengen area

Once the Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, confirmed in December 2013 that Bulgaria and Romania will not be accepted in the Schengen border free zone in January 2014, the two countries issued a common declaration stating their will to join the travel free area of Schengen and to work together in order to achieve their aim. The declaration of the two countries states that they have already fulfilled the requirements needed for a Schengen accession and that there is no serious reason or any reason at all for their entry to be still delayed. Romania and Bulgaria have a common position on the matter and thus they issued a common declaration that concern Schengen. The two countries plan to state loud and clear their position and defend it as full members of the European Union.

At the same time, Bulgaria has been promised support from the European Commission in concern with the refugee situation in the country. Hopefully, the country will get more support in dealing with the migration problems. The Bulgarian Minister of Interior Tsvetlin Yovchev has already informed the European Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom on the situation in Bulgaria and the migration pressure. The country expects to receive serious support during year 2014.