The Bulgarian government has not accepted any other commitment on the subject of Schengen accession. It is a lie that there is a policy change. The Dublin Agreement was signed in 2007, and there was a change in 2013.
This was stated by Prime Minister Academician Nikolay Denkov before the deputies in the plenary hall. The Prime Minister participated in the first parliamentary control of the year, reported a BGNES reporter.
"No numbers of migrants to be accepted by Bulgaria have been discussed", Denkov is categorical.
BGNES reminds that Council Decision 2024/210 of December 30, 2023, regarding the full implementation of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, states:
"From March 31, 2024, checks on persons at the internal air and sea borders with and between Bulgaria and Romania shall be abolished and the provisions of the Schengen acquis set out in the Annex shall apply to Bulgaria and Romania in their relations with each other and in the relations with the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Greece, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, as well as with Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation.
National short-term residence visas issued by Bulgaria and Romania before 31 March 2024 remain valid during their period of validity for the purposes of transit through the territory of other Member States or a planned stay on their territory that does not exceed 90 days within each 180-day period, insofar as they have recognized these short-term residence visas for these purposes in accordance with Decision No. 565/2014/EU. The conditions set out in the said decision shall apply. /BGNES
