<p><strong>On 1 January 2007 Bulgaria joined the EU.</strong></p>

<p>Bulgaria applied for membership of the European Union on 18th December 1995 and started its accession negociations in February 2000. The negociations were successfully concluded in December 2004 and the Accession Treaty was signed in April 2005.</p>

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<div style="padding-top: 10px;"><strong>From January to June 2018, Bulgaria holds the Presidency of the EU Council for the first time, following the Estonian and preceding the Austrian Presidency. </strong></div>

<div style="padding-top: 10px;">The Presidency of the Council rotates among the EU Member States every 6 months. During the 6-month period, the presidency chairs meeting at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU's work in the Council.</div>

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EP Plenary session - Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders

EP Plenary session - ' This is Europe ' debate with Nikolay DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Nikolay DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister - Press Point

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Nikolay DENKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Vejdi RASHIDOV,  Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament

EP Plenary session - Illegal detention of the opposition leader in Bulgaria

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Kiril PETKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister

Minute of silence - Tribute to victims of the bus accident in Sofia, Bulgaria.

EP President, Roberta METSOLA, opens the plenary session with a statement on the full accession to Schengen of Romania and Bulgaria. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on Romania and Bulgaria full accession to Schengen

Commission statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs on Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: Closing statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Commission statement on Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders.

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: MEPs debate (part 2)

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: MEPs debate (part 1)

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: Opening statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

First publication of available national estimates from Bulgaria, Croatia and Malta at 19.20. On Sunday 9th June 2024, the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels transforms into a press room on the occasion of the election night. Over several hours, journalists from all over Europe follow the results thanks to national estimates and exit polling data. From 6 to 9 June 2024, around 360 million Europeans are called to the polls to elect the 720 members of the next European Parliament. The constitutive session of the newly elected Parliament will take place in July, in Strasbourg. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

European Elections Night 2024 - First publication of available national estimates from Bulgaria, Croatia and Malta

This news item shows citizens in Bulgaria voting in the European elections in the "Alexander S. Pushkin" Secondary School No 133 in Sofia on 9 June 2024. In addition, the item includes footage about the historical buildings of the Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the National Palace of Culture. Anyone aged 18 or over can cast a vote provided they have resided in Bulgaria or another EU country for at least three months prior to the elections. Voting is compulsory for Bulgarian citizens. Voters will elect 17 Members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Bulgaria in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. The Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling station located near the National Palace of Culture in Sofia (Bulgaria)

This news item shows citizens in Bulgaria voting in the European elections in the French Language School "Alphonse de Lamartine" No 9 in Sofia on 9 June 2024. In addition, the news item includes footage about the flagship monuments in Sofia, namely the National Assembly and the statue of Alexander II. Anyone aged 18 or over can cast a vote provided they have resided in Bulgaria or another EU country for at least three months prior to the elections. Voting is compulsory for Bulgarian citizens. Voters will elect 17 Members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Bulgaria in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. The Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union.

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