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Radev holds a call with Dutch Prime Minister

 

Leaving Bulgaria out of Schengen is not in the interest of the European Union and does not contribute to the common efforts to tackle security challenges and the severe economic crisis in Europe, President Rumen Radev said in a telephone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

 

The head of State recalled that the European Commission had repeatedly confirmed Bulgaria's preparedness to join Schengen and this country expected support from all its EU partners. The latest inspection of the protection of the external European borders by the European Commission's mission last October at Bulgaria's invitation, also confirmed this country's readiness to join the Schengen area, and support was also expressed by the European Parliament.

 

Bulgaria expects the EU institutions and the member states to be guided by the established criteria for Schengen membership and not by other considerations, President Rumen Radev concluded. 

 

 

The Head of State receives the Minister of Internal Affairs and Security of the Republic of Korea

Italian businesses make an important contribution to the growth of the Bulgarian economy and the development of its competitiveness and modernisation. This was stated by Head of State Rumen Radev during a ceremony at which he awarded the Honorary Presidential Medal to Roberto Santorelli, President of Confindustria Bulgaria.

Head of State receives Christopher Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia at the US Department of State

We hope that the RNM will stop using the Bulgarian community as an alibi to not carry out the reforms leading our country towards the EU, representatives of the Bulgarian community in our southwestern neighbour urge at a meeting with the head of state