Brussels, September 9 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) – Speaking to journalists here on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs Meglena Kuneva said that Bulgaria will not become a member of Schengen on October 1 or November 1, but that she expects a political decision to be given then.
In her words, this political decision will be tied to a well-functioning country, which will be achieved when the work is done on the adoption of the bill on fighting high-level corruption. Kuneva was asked to comment on a statement made by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders. Visiting Bulgaria on Tuesday, Reynders said that Belgium supports Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen but wants to see that Bulgaria has capacity to adopt and then implement this anti-corruption legislation. More…
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