Bulgaria must immediately have a regular government and guarantee the protection of the external borders. This was stated by Boyko Borisov, chairman of the GERB party and chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy of the 50th National Assembly, during his participation in a discussion on the topic: “The cost of staying outside the Schengen area— the impact on Bulgaria and Romania”. The forum takes place in Sofia and is organized by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce - Union of Bulgarian Business (BSK), together with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), broadcast by BTA.
A week before the elections in Austria is probably the best time to talk about this topic, noted Borisov. I have always seen Europe as a family, but in this family everyone has their own task. Has Bulgaria completed its task in the last four years? Absolutely not. With what eyes should I stand in front of the Austrian chancellor and say that in recent years the Schengen external border has been well guarded, comments Boyko Borisov.
From David Cameron to Viktor Orbán came to our border to learn. The Balkan road was closed, he pointed out. According to Boyko Borissov, our country must guarantee its friends and partners in Austria that it protects the external borders of the European Union well, but this can only happen if there is a stable government, commented Borissov. We were an example, he added.
„That is why I kept friendship with Turkey, because of the European Union. The Balkan Road is now working. Every day or every other day, there are 10, 20 illegal migrants, he emphasized.
Boyko Borisov also pointed out that Bulgaria and Romania are like “jumped vessels”, not only on the subject of full Schengen membership. “God has decreed that we should be neighbors and help each other,”, he also said. “When the Schengen issue was being resolved, Austrian business wrote a letter to its rulers in which the interests of Austrian business and Bulgaria coincided,“, the GERB leader also emphasized.