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BULGARIA COULD JOIN SCHENGEN IN 2010-2011 - MINISTER

Fri, Dec 21 2007 17:23 CET

byNunzia Castravelli

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On December 21 2007, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia. Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia joined the Schengen Treaty.

Four-hundred million citizens can freely travel the new 24 country area.

According to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin, Bulgaria and Romania could join Schengen in 2010 or 2011.

"The realistic date for entering the Schengen Treaty zone is 2010 or 2011. But that depends on how prepared Romania will be, since it would be odd for Bulgaria to join, but to have a Schengen border with Romania," Kalfin said.

Since joining the EU in January 2007, the two countries have been preparing to join the Schengen Treaty.

Inspections would start in 2008 to see how prepared they were and were expected to last at least two years, Kalfin said.

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Anonymous maila decena Thu, Jul 08 2010 13:53 CET
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dear sir/madam,

i have been in Varna,Bulgaria for 2 times already. But i always need to go first to Bangkok to apply for my Bulgarian Visa because we don't Bulgarian Emabssy here in Manila.If I apply for Schengen visa here can I use that as entry visa to Bulgaria? Please confirm to me because me and my Bulgarian fiance really wants to know.THank you...

Anonymous adeyemi adeyinka Wed, Sep 30 2009 21:44 CET
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dear sir/madam,
I will like to have detailed update on bulgaria and shengen treaty on my mail<ade_edu3@yahoo.com>.
I will appreciate your kind gesture towards my demand.


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