The joint deployment of an additional 100 border police officers from four countries – Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria ...

The Council of the European Union admitted Bulgaria and Romania to full membership of ... its veto following a set of reforms adopted by Sofia. After that, only Austria held out against full ...

Romania and Bulgaria became full members of ... With no lines at the border, "it takes just over four hours to get from Sofia to Thessaloniki," he said.

Any danger of the oil reaching Bulgaria is speculation, the tourism minister said. SOFIA - Following a significant oil spill in the Kerch Strait, Sofia is trying to allay fears about the risks to the ...