Bulgaria supported for Schengen by the Italian Ambassador

Bulgaria was recently supported by the Italian Ambassador in the country – Mr. Marco Conticelli. The Ambassador declared his support concerning Bulgaria’s bid to enter the Schengen zone. He expressed his hopes for this entry to happen during the period of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Italy will be in charge of the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months in the period July – December 2014.

In a recent interview given for the Bulgarian National Radio, the Ambassador of Italy in Bulgaria stated that both Romania and Bulgaria are ready to join the Schengen Area. The Ambassador declared that Italy will support the bid of Bulgaria to enter the Schengen zone along with the bid of Romania. He confirmed that the bid to enter the Schengen zone of Bulgaria and Romania will be in the agenda during the meeting and the debates of the foreign ministers of the EU countries. If they achieve a consensus decision, the two Romania and Bulgaria will enter the Schengen travel free zone. Yet, there are many Schengen member countries that oppose the abolition of the internal border control as Bulgaria has shown poor results concerning the spheres of home affairs and justice.