Bulgarian President: Bulgaria and Romania work very actively to meet Schengen criteria

Bulgaria and Romania are working very actively to meet the Schengen criteria, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said at the joint press conference with his Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu. President Parvanov outlined two issues in the bilateral relations within the EU – living up to the additional requirements and completion of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism and meeting the Schengen requirements. “Both countries are working very actively to meet the criteria,” he said.