Bulgaria is now just one positive Cooperation and Verification Mechanism report away from its phased-in Schengen entry, according to Dutch Ambassador to the country Karel Van Kesteren.
The Netherlands had already stated that it needed to see two positive CVM reports before letting Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen Agreement with their air and sea borders.
During a press conference on Tuesday, van Kesteren cited Dutch PM Mark Rutte’s words that February’s interim report was more or less positive, adding that he hoped the last necessary positive report to arrive this summer.
“This is completely in your hands. I hope that it will do everything possible to achieve it,” the Ambassador declared, as cited by BGNES.