Meglena Kuneva

Deputy PM Kuneva to Discuss Bulgaria's Bid to Join Schengen on Finland Visit

Bulgaria's bid to join the EU's Schengen borderless area and the increasing migratory pressure on Europe will be in the focus of a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva and Finland's Foreign Minister Timo Soini, the government in Sofia said on Tuesday.

Bulgarian Deputy PM: Anticorruption, Judicial Reform Are Two Sides of Same Coin

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva said on Tuesday that the fight against corruption and the judicial reform represented the two sides of the same coin.

Kuneva stated this at a roundtable discussion organised by the Centre for the Study of Democracy, daily Sega reports.

Bulgaria Seeks to Join Schengen Area with Air, Sea Borders by October

Bulgaria seeks to secure partial Schengen membership by October, according to Meglena Kuneva, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs.

Kuneva and Hristo Ivanov, Bulgaria's Justice Minister, have arrived in the Netherlands for a one-day working visit.

Bulgaria's Deputy PM, Justice Minister to Pay Working Visit to Netherlands

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva and Justice Minister Hristov Ivanov are to pay a one-day working visit to the Netherlands on Monday.

Their agenda includes meetings with Foreign Minsiter Bert Koenders, Security and Justice Minister Ard van der Steur and Immigration Minister Klaas Dijkhoff, daily Dnevnik reports.

EU Agriculture Commissioner Pays Visit to Bulgaria

European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan will pay a visit to Bulgaria on Friday at the invitation of Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.

Apart from meeting with Taneva, Hogan will also hold talks with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov as well as MPs from the parliamentary Agriculture and Foods Committee.

Over 500 Bulgarians Become Trafficking Victims A Year

Some 500-550 Bulgarians a year become victims of human trafficking, according to official statistics, as cited by Kamelia Dimitrova, Secretary of Bulgaria's National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings.

Dimitrova took part in a press conference on the occasion of the launch of a project aimed at fighting human trafficking.

Bulgaria to Improve Issuing of Work Permits for Highly Skilled Foreigners

Bulgaria is set on cutting the time needed to issue work permits to highly qualified foreigners and to extending their terms of validity.

The statement was made by Bulgarian Minister on EU policies Meglena Kuneva at the outsourcing conference dedicated to discussions of how Bulgaria can achieve its maximum potential in the field and how it retain its leadership position.

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