Bulgaria Damps Macedonia's Hopes for Visa Lift
Politics | August 29, 2007, WednesdayBulgaria made it clear it does not plan to abolish the visa regime with Macedonia, which was imposed at the beginning of the year after the country joined the European Union.
"The visa issue is much more a problem for Macedonia to decide than for Bulgaria, which is just sticking by the requirements of the European Union," Ventsislav Tsvetanov, Bulgaria's consul to Skopje, told the local Dnevnik daily.
"Should Macedonia improve the border control, changeover the personal documents and talk things through with the European Union, things may be different," he added.
According to Tsvetanov 50,000 visas for Macedonian nationals have been issued since the beginning of the year, making it from 300 to 700 visas per day.
Bulgaria has eased the visa regime for citizens from fourteen border Macedonian municipalities, who just need to prove they have been living there for six months and have been invited by a Bulgarian national to enter the country.
"The visa issue is much more a problem for Macedonia to decide than for Bulgaria, which is just sticking by the requirements of the European Union," Ventsislav Tsvetanov, Bulgaria's consul to Skopje, told the local Dnevnik daily.
"Should Macedonia improve the border control, changeover the personal documents and talk things through with the European Union, things may be different," he added.
According to Tsvetanov 50,000 visas for Macedonian nationals have been issued since the beginning of the year, making it from 300 to 700 visas per day.
Bulgaria has eased the visa regime for citizens from fourteen border Macedonian municipalities, who just need to prove they have been living there for six months and have been invited by a Bulgarian national to enter the country.
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