SOFIA – The Bulgarian border police should be congratulated for his or her efforts in guarding the pan-European borders. This was acknowledged in Sofia by the Govt Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Company Frontex Hans Leijtens. He met with the Director of the Normal Directorate “Border Police” Anton Zlatanov.
Leijtens recalled that the capability of Frontex employees on the Bulgarian-Turkish border has tripled. This doesn’t imply that there can be no difficulties and challenges to be solved sooner or later. A very powerful factor is that we’re working collectively and can proceed to take action sooner or later, famous the Govt Director of Frontex.
Migratory strain on Bulgaria has decreased by 70%, stated Anton Zlatanov. Frontex groups, that are at our border with Turkey and are thrice bigger than in 2023, will stay at the least till the top of this yr. Each three months, a choice is made to increase this mission, Zlatanov famous.
In July, the Bulgarian Ministry of the Inside and the Prosecutor’s Workplace reported that the variety of detained migrants and investigations into human trafficking have virtually doubled. Based on the data, 1004 third-country nationals have been detained in July 2024 on the territory of the nation, whereas in June they have been 557. In June, the Ministry of the Inside reported a lower in migratory strain by 73.6%.
Bulgaria and Romania joined the Schengen Space by air and sea on March 31. Hungary, which took over the presidency of the EU Council from July 1, has set the elimination of Bulgarian and Romanian Schengen borders as a precedence by the top of the yr. Presently, Austria is the one nation within the European Union that has not absolutely supported the elimination of border checks on Bulgarian and Romanian Schengen borders. On September 29, parliamentary elections can be held within the nation, after which a brand new dialogue on the Austrian place is anticipated. (27.08.2024)
