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News

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  61 illegal emigrants were detained at Kulata railway station during the past year

  Friday, February 03, 2012

  The illegal passengers were heading for countries in Western Europe. They were  hiding in international freight trains

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  Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov will participate in an informal meeting of the ministers of home affairs and justice within the framework of the Danish EU presidency

  Thursday, January 26, 2012

  Within the framework of his visit Bulgarian Interior Minister will have a working meeting with European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ms. Cecilia Malmström

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  The enlargement of the Schengen Area will be among the priorities of the Danish EU Presidency starting on January 1, 2012

  Thursday, December 15, 2011

  This is what the Danish Interior Minister assured her Bulgarian colleague. During his participation in this year’s last Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels, Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov held an informal meeting with Margrethe Vestager

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  Giovanni Kessler: AFCOS should be given legal powers to conduct independent administrative investigations

  Friday, November 18, 2011

  OLAF Director General made this recommendation during his meeting with Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov

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  Paivi Rasanen, Finland’s Interior Minister: We highly appreciate Bulgaria’s efforts towards its accession to the Schengen Area

  Friday, November 18, 2011

  On his one-day visit to Helsinki, Minister Tsvetanov was accompanied by Border Police Director Zaharin Penov and Monika Panayotova, Chairwoman of the EU Affairs Committee

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  Bulgaria shall assist with an expertise on common centers with the neighbouring countries

  Thursday, November 17, 2011

  The 6th Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe was held in Pravets. Deputy Minister of Interior Vesselin Vuchkov took part in the forum
  

European Integration

• Report Pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Decision of 13/XII/2006
• Second Report Pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Decision of 13/XII/2006
• Action Plan on the Benchmarks on the Progress in the field of judiciary reform, fight against corruption and organized crime
• PCC SEE Secretariat