site.btaPM Denkov to Austrian National Council President: Austria Will Benefit if Bulgaria and Romania Are Accepted into Schengen

Bulgaria's accession to Schengen is a national priority and as a responsible and reliable Member State of the European Union (EU) Bulgaria is making great efforts to secure the external European borders, President Rumen Radev said on Tuesday at a meeting with Austrian National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, the head of State’s press centre reported. Sobotka is on an official visit to Sofia at the invitation of National Assembly Chair Rossen Zhelyazkov.

Austria's veto for Schengen expansion is not related to Bulgaria, Austrian National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka and Bulgarian National Assembly Chair Rossen Zhelyazkov said here at a joint briefing on Tuesday. Sobotka's visit to Sofia is at the invitation of Zhelyazkov.