Bulgaria in Schengen: Sooner or Later

In an interview for Dark Radio a few days ago, the Bulgarian Deputy PM and Minister of Interior Rumyana Bachvarova stated that Bulgaria is ready for Schengen and sooner or later that entry will become a reality. The Deputy PM further stated that the attitude expressed towards the membership of Bulgaria in the Schengen Area is changing and there is understanding now that Bulgaria is ready to be part of that travel free zone.

Around that time, the Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva had a meeting in Stockholm with the Morgan Johansson, Justice and Migration Minister of Sweden and Margot Wallström, the Foreign Minister of Sweden. During the meeting were discussed the efforts of Bulgaria to join the borderless area of Schengen. The Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria confirmed that Bulgaria relies on the support that Sweden can offer.

After the talks Meglena Kuneva stated that Sweden has committed to support Bulgaria for its Schengen bid in front of the other Nordic countries during the meeting of the European Council in June. Another aim at that meeting was the attraction of investments from Sweden into different projects in northwestern Bulgaria.