Kiril Petkov on the membership in Bulgaria in Schengen: They do not trust us because we have lied to them for years – Around the world and in our country
Bulgaria will have to build trust in its European partners in order to enter the Schengen area. This is the Prime Minister of Kiril Petkov after a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte.
According to him, Bulgaria has nominally met the requirements for entry into the Schengen area, but now the question is to keep them effective – to actually stop smuggling and improve border control.
“I know that we are nominally there, but I do not believe in the content and now that the issue is to achieve this rhetoric. and to show confidence. The new Bulgarian government will show that it is doing what it promises. ” – Petkov’s request.
It is promised that a serious dialogue on the topic will be launched and will work as a priority in areas where the partners do not see deficits. The Prime Minister pointed out that correcting the requirements for Schengen membership works in the interest of Bulgaria, and the government has received a credit of confidence from European partners.
The Prime Minister is on his second day in Brussels, where he is attending a summit of European leaders on the crisis in Ukraine. During his visit, Kiril Petkov also held numerous bilateral meetings.
Last night, he spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The possibilities for cooperation in the field of nuclear energy and railway transport with France and the construction of highways with Germany were discussed. Bilateral working meetings are forthcoming.
Kiril Petkov also had a conversation with the President of Egypt, who expressed interest in Bulgarian production in the field of defense industry. The two discussed the possibility of Bulgaria selling its production in Egypt without intermediaries. For his part, the Egyptian president said that Bulgaria could buy liquefied natural gas from Egypt.
Bulgaria is about to invite a government delegation from Egypt to get acquainted with a place with Bulgarian products in the field of defense industry.
The Bulgarian Prime Minister has discussed the fight against corruption with the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame. The African country is the field that means significant success in this and is currently at the top of the charts in Bulgaria, from Petkov.
Kagame congratulated him on his will to fight corruption and advised him to target the big corruption bosses.