Air border can open since 2015
Bulgaria recognized that full accession to the Schengen area can continue not sooner than 2017. Brussels media has written about this, referring to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Christian Vigenin, as Ukrinform reports.
"Bulgaria has recognized that its entry into the free borders of the Schengen area is likely to take place in 2017 - a year before the expected country's presidency in the EU Council" - says the publication.
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister said in Brussels that the decision is expected in 2014 and spoke of a possible scenario in which air border checkpoints will be open from 2015, and land border crossing points will gain this status in 2017.
