On Thursday 11 January, the Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Lilyana Pavlova, described the treatment reserved for her country and Romania over their accession to the Schengen zone of free movement of persons as unfair.
“We feel that in certain European countries, the states are not all treated alike, in the same way. Unfortunately, this is the case with Romania and Bulgaria. We have met all the criteria (to join the Schengen zone: Ed) for six years”, she...