Bulgaria's Schengen aspirations

site.btaInterior Minister: Bulgaria Making Exceptional Efforts to Guarantee Its Partners’ Security

Dimitrina Solakova

Interior Minister Demerdzhiev in Parliament, Dec. 2 (BTA Photo)

Sofia,

03.12.2022 10:30

(BTA)

In a position on the Netherlands being against Bulgaria’s entry in Schengen, caretaker Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said that the Republic of Bulgaria is a full member of the European Union that is making exceptional efforts to guarantee its partners’ security.

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