site.btaUPDATED Foreign Minister Believes October 1 Would Be Realistic Date for Bulgaria's Schengen Entry

Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum Notis Mitarachi presented in Austria on Wednesday and Thursday an initiative in support of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area and will visit both countries next week, Agerpres reported, citing a press release from the Greek Ministry.

The enlargement of the Schengen area is not among the apparent priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The fact that this goal is not formally listed as priority does not mean that Sweden will not support the development of Schengen enlargement, Foreign Minister Nikolay Milkov told the parliamentary committee on foreign policy on Wednesday