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6 months after our entry into Schengen, the border authorities will check cars at their discretion

The control will be similar to that introduced in the other countries of the Schengen area at the moment

Nov 25, 2024 16:41 41

6 months after our entry into Schengen, the border authorities will check cars at their discretion  - 1

After the entry of Bulgaria and Romania into For another 6 months, Schengen will have border control at the "Danube Bridge" point, between Ruse and Giurgievo. This was confirmed by Anton Zlatanov, director of the DG "Border Police". The control will be similar to that introduced in the other countries of the Schengen area at the moment.

"We will greet each other on December 12, I am sure of that,", Zlatanov was categorical.

"We have a meeting here at the Danube Bridge-Ruse with my Hungarian colleague, Romanian colleague and the executive director of Frontex. The Minister of the Interior of Romania will receive us tonight. We continue to discuss all joint measures and the reorganization tomorrow. We will check our clocks and let no one doubt that even after we enter Schengen, we will fulfill our obligations perfectly", he also said.

And explained that after our entry into Schengen 6 months the border authorities will check cars at their discretion.

"We make that judgment well enough right now. Yesterday in Vidin-Kalafat we detained another 40 kg of cocaine. Therefore, our risk analysis is working and will continue even better, because we will make additional efforts", Zlatanov also pointed out.

"We have written a report to the Prime Minister, which also concerns the "Customs" Agency, BABH, National Revenue Agency, Toll and RZI. The meetings start on Wednesday. Each of the structures will reconfigure its activity. At this stage, the scales remain, but details will be provided by the "Customs" Agency, explained Zlatanov.

"We expect the queues to decrease and disappear from January," he added.

In the coming months, we will strengthen our units for operational analysis and risk analysis, we will strengthen and transform units to deal with operational search activity to counter cross-border crime, there will also be a redirection to the external borders of Bulgaria. Employees should not worry about their social status. There will be no layoffs, assured Zlatanov, quoted by Nova.