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Interior ministers of Bulgaria and Romania discuss the two countries’ accession to Schengen

Lucian Bode (L) and Ivan Demerdzhiev
Photo: BGNES

The accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area as early as 2023, joint action for countering illegal migration and facilitating border traffic between Bulgaria and Romania – these were the main talking points during the meeting between the interior ministers of Bulgaria Ivan Demerdzhiev and of Romania Lucian Bode. During his visit to Bucharest, Minister Demerdzhiev acquainted his Romanian counterpart with the efforts Bulgaria has been making towards accession to Schengen, and stressed that work has been progressing on his idea of a working group, with Europol, for countering cross-border crime.



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