“Bulgaria needs a fence,” Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said in response to Rumen Radev’s requests to include Bulgaria in Schengen, reports BGNES.
“The Bulgarian president himself says that it is necessary to strengthen the barrier against Turkey”, announced the Austrian chancellor.
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Previously, he justified his decision not to admit Bulgaria to Schengen by saying that the border with Turkey is not well protected.
According to “Kronen Zeitung”, however, the Austrian federal government mainly wants to receive more money from the EU.
The European Commission will also have to pay for the national police’s overseas operations, which serve to combat illegal immigration.
Nehamer defended the decision not to let Bulgaria join Schengen
Furthermore, it should provide increasing support to border countries in border protection, in particular with the financing of future infrastructure projects.
