Czech Support for Bulgaria’s Schengen Entry Efforts

Bulgaria got a serious support from the Czech Republic for its entry in the travel-free Schengen zone. That happened at a press office of the Bulgarian President, where the Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka stated that his country will support Bulgaria in the accession to the Schengen area. The two politicians agreed that their two countries have similar views on issues that concern security and migration.

The Bulgarian President confirmed that his country has been strictly following the Schengen rules ever since the migration crises from 2013. The words of the president came against the back drop of the Prime Minister of the country who commented that the city of Sofia will not take back the migrants that are sent by Western Europe even if they have come to Europe through Bulgaria. According to the press office of the president, the Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said that the measures Bulgaria took to protect its external borders and thus the external borders of the European Union have considerably helped in the lowering of the migratory pressure on all countries in Western and Central Europe.