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Austria's opposition to the expansion of the Schengen Area to include Bulgaria and Romania has not changed

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The Ministry has stated that there is no purpose in expanding the "Schengen" system as long as it does not function, while reiterating that Vienna's unambiguous attitude on this matter is unaltered, according to EU Helpers.

The truth is that Austria's stated position has not altered. It makes no sense to expand the "Schengen" system as long as it is broken. A lot of people are migrating. This indicates that the exterior border protection system is obviously ineffective. Austria is currently unable to support the entrance of Bulgaria and Romania due to the foregoing and current circumstances, the Interior Ministry underscored.

According to local media, a foreign team comprising representatives from Austria and the Netherlands will review Bulgaria's readiness for the Schengen area in September of this year.

The same said that these remarks were made by Kalin Stoyanov, the interior minister of Bulgaria, when he met with Ylva Johansson, the European commissioner for the interior, and Eric van der Burgh, the minister of migration of the Netherlands.

The Austrian Ministry of Interior, who viewed the remarks as fictional, refuted such assertions.

According to Austria's Interior Ministry, "There will not be a joint foreign mission; this is fictitious."

Despite the Commission's assessments that the Balkan nation has satisfied all conditions, Austria and the Netherlands banned Bulgaria's entry to the Schengen region in December of last year, citing worries over illicit migration.

The Bulgarian Interior Minister also provided information on the steps Sofia had taken to implement the recommendations made by the European Commission in a report on the rule of law.

Bulgaria's government declared in July that it has established a governance plan with the goal of joining the Eurozone by January 1, 2025, as well as the Schengen Area by the end of this year.

Despite this, a Politico story suggests that Bulgaria's Schengen Zone membership may not be finalized anytime soon due to the Netherlands' caretaker administration.

However, the European Union's Parliament passed a resolution last month encouraging the EU Council to take this issue seriously and allow Bulgaria and Romania to join the EU's passport-free zone as its newest members.

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