site.btaPM Glavchev to Symbolically Raise Barrier at Kulata Checkpoint on Border with Greece

Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, along with ministers and representatives from state institutions, will visit the Kulata checkpoint on the border with Greece on Wednesday to mark Bulgaria's full membership in the Schengen area as land border controls were lifted as of January 1, 2025, the Government Information Service said.

Glavchev will inspect the organization set up for the checkpoint and symbolically raise the border barrier, highlighting the significance of this milestone in easing cross-border movement.

Bulgaria's caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov and his Romanian counterpart, Catalin Predoiu, visited the Danube Bridge border crossing between Ruse and Giurgiu at 12:01 am on Wednesday to celebrate both countries' full integration into the Schengen free-travel area.