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

Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Boyko BORISSOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister

Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Boyko BORISSOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister- Bilateral meeting

Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Boyko BORISSOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister- Welcoming

EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria.The Leaders of Europe pose for the family picture

EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria.Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Aleksandar VUCIC - President of Serbia

EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria.Press Briefing

EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria.

EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Family Picture

EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria.   Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Sebastian Kurz - Chancellor of Austria

EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria.   Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Boyko BORISSOV - Prime minister of Bulgaria.

EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria.   - Antonio TAJANI - EP President arrives at Sofia

Lex signing

EP President meets with the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

ENVI committee meeting. Exchange of views with the Minister for Health of the Republic of Bulgaria

FEMM Committee meeting - Exchange of views with Ms Barbara Hendricks, honorary lifetime Goodwill Ambassador of the UNHCR

FEMM Committee meeting - Presentation of the programme of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council

MEPs debate with the Commission and the Concil The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession for Romania and Bulgaria.

The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession: MEPs debate

MEPs debate with the Commission and the Concil The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession for Romania and Bulgaria. Opening statements by Vladimir BALAŠ, Czech Minister of Education, Youth and Sport, for the Council and by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs.

The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession: opening statements by Vladimir BALAŠ , Czech Minister of Education, Youth and Sport, for the Council and by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Vejdi RASHIDOV, Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament: arrival, welcome and roundtable in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Vejdi RASHIDOV, Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament: arrival, welcome and roundtable

In the debate with the Commission and Council, MEPs call for the Schengen passport-free travel area to be completed swiftly by extending it to all EU member states who wish to participate. Closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs.

The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area: closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs

In the debate with the Commission and Council, MEPs call for the Schengen passport-free travel area to be completed swiftly by extending it to all EU member states who wish to participate.

The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area: MEPs debate (part 2)

The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area: MEPs debate (part 1)

In the debate with the Commission and Council, MEPs call for the Schengen passport-free travel area to be completed swiftly by extending it to all EU member states who wish to participate. One round Political group leaders.

The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area: One round Political group leaders

In the debate with the Commission and Council, MEPs call for the Schengen passport-free travel area to be completed swiftly by extending it to all EU member states who wish to participate. Opening statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs.

The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area: opening statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs

In the debate with the Commission and Council, MEPs call for the Schengen passport-free travel area to be completed swiftly by extending it to Bulgaria and Romania. Some MEPs call on the Council and the Commission to accelerate and finalise the procedure, while others remind that accessing Schengen is also a responsability and that fundamental rights should be ensured. Extracts from the debate.

The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area: extracts from the debate

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, welcomes and meets Kiril PETKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister in the European Parliament in Brussels.

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

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Rumen RADEV, President of Bulgaria in the European Parliament in Strasbourg: ambiance shots of the visio meeting

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Rumen RADEV, President of Bulgaria: ambiance shots of the visio meeting

During the plenary session (5-8 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate and vote a resolution on the situation of rule of law and fundamental rights as well as the ongoing protests against corruption and alleged state capture in Bulgaria.

Rule of law and fundamental rights in Bulgaria: extracts from the debate (05/10), from the vote and illustration shots

This Infoclip illustrates general views of Sofia, Alexander Nevski cathedral, city centre of Sofia, Bulgarian National Television headquarters, newspapers kiosk, institutional buildings (Council of Ministers, National Assembly, Presidency, Palace of Justice), anti-government protests and Boyko BORISOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister.

Infoclip: Rule of Law in Bulgaria - Illustration shots of the City of Sofia

This Infoclip illustrates a demonstration in front of the Parliament in Sofia calling for the resignation of the Bulgarian government. Views of the protesters shouting slogans and waving Bulgarian flags.

Infoclip: Public demonstration in front of the National assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

Live replay. National estimates of the European elections (23-26 May) from Poland, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, France, Croatia and Cyprus, are announced in the European Parliament in Brussels.

European Elections 2019 - National estimates: Poland, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, France, Croatia and Cyprus

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and Boyko BORISSOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister, participate in the inauguration of the Atanas Burov space in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Inauguration of the Atanas Burov space by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Boyko BORISSOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister: extracts from the meeting and the ceremony

During the plenary session (10-13/12/18) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs vote on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania. Fabio Massimo CASTALDO opens the vote. The results are: 514 votes in favour, 107 against and 38 abstentions, the report is adopted.

Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania: extracts from the vote on the report Sergei STANISHEV (S&D, BG)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament (10-13/09/2018) in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Karoline EDSTADLER, Austrian State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior, sign various legislative acts: 2 regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), and the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania and Poland. Family photo with Kinga GÁL (EPP)and Janusz LEWANDOWSKI.

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