site.btaAustrian Chancellor Says His Country Will Lobby EU for Bulgaria to Get EUR 2 Bln to Enhance Security Along Its Border with Turkiye 

Austria will lobby the European Union for Bulgaria to get aid worth EUR 2 billion in order to enhance security along its border with Turkiye, said here on Monday visiting Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer during a joint news conference with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev. 

Radev and Nehammer had  working meeting and inspected the facilities, where illegal migrants who have entered Bulgaria are detained. They also inspected the Bulgarian-Turkish border from a helicopter. 

Protecting the Bulgarian-Turkish border also means protecting Austria's border, Nehammer said. "We are exceptionally grateful for the efforts that the Bulgarian State is making to protect this border," he said, adding that President Radev had told him how much funds would be needed to enhance the border's protection. "Austria supports Bulgaria's efforts and we will lobby for these EUR 2 billion that are needed, to be provided," Nehammer said.