site.btaVP Iotova: Bulgarian Borders among Most Secure in EU

The Bulgarian borders are among the most secure in the European Union, Vice President Iliana Iotova told journalists at the opening of a forum on Francophonie, multilingualism, and cooperation in Europe. The event is taking place in Hall 6 of Bulgaria’s National Palace of Culture and is held under the auspices of the Vice President. It is part of a project on training Francophone Europeans implemented by the Francophone University Agency at the initiative of France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Iotova believes that Bulgaria will manage to enter the Schengen area despite the large number of skeptics on the issue, both foreign and domestic. 

“I reproach the European institutions because you know that the migration pact [EU Pact on Migration and Asylum] is blocked - it is not being carried forward, it has not been adopted. Some of the clauses in it are not beneficial for Bulgaria because the so-called Dublin agreement will continue to be in force," Iotova stressed, explaining that this condemns Bulgaria to be a country that will mainly take care of the people who will set foot on European territory for the first time.