site.btaBulgarian MEP Dzhambazki: Netherlands' Refusal to Back Bulgaria for Schengen Is Signal for Hypocrisy, Double Standard

Bulgarian Rise leader Stefan Yanev announced on Facebook that his parliamentary group will submit to Parliament a draft resolution obliging the Bulgarian Prime Minister Galab Donev to vote against all initiatives of the Netherlands as a reciprocal measure of their policy towards Bulgaria.

Commenting on the Netherlands' decision to block Bulgaria from joining Schengen, Vice President Iliana Iotova Saturday told reporters that the Netherlands is making the best Christmas present to all Eurosceptics, populist parties in Europe and those who do not want a strong Europe. 

Commenting on the Netherlands’ position against Bulgaria joining the Schengen area, caretaker Justice Minister Krum Zarkov told bTV on Saturday that the Netherlands does not have the right to not want Bulgaria in Schengen. “We respect the Netherlands and its position, but it should be expressed in a way that does not bring in question the dignity and life of Bulgarian police officers,” he added.

In a position on the Netherlands being against Bulgaria’s entry in Schengen, caretaker Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said that the Republic of Bulgaria is a full member of the European Union that is making exceptional efforts to guarantee its partners’ security.

President Rumen Radev slammed the Netherlands for its position on the security of Bulgaria's border. He wrote in a Facebook post: "Recently three Bulgarian policemen were killed protecting the external European border. Today, Netherlands' PM