Brussels, 10/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - France has noted the “efforts” made by Bulgaria to join the Schengen area but is calling on the country to step up these efforts. AFP indicated that this announcement had been made by Alain Juppé, the French minister for foreign affairs, after his meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart, Nicolai Mladenov. The spokesman for the French minister of foreign affairs, Bernard Valero, stated: “Like several other European partners, France considers that...