31 March – Bulgaria and
Romania partially join the
Schengen Area, allowing travel by air and sea without border checks,
Austriavetoed travel by land without border checks over fears that non-
EU citizens could get easier access to the European Union.[3]
31 March – Customs agents seize 403 kilograms (about 887 pounds) of
heroin valued at 8.5 million euros ($9 million).from a truck traveling from Iran to Western Europe at the
Kapitan Andreevo border crossing with Turkey.[4]
3 July – The
National Assembly votes 138-98 to reject a proposed GERB-SDS minority government to be headed by former parliamentary speaker
Rosen Zhelyazkov.[9]
31 March – Bulgaria and
Romania partially join the
Schengen Area, allowing travel by air and sea without border checks,
Austriavetoed travel by land without border checks over fears that non-
EU citizens could get easier access to the European Union.[3]
31 March – Customs agents seize 403 kilograms (about 887 pounds) of
heroin valued at 8.5 million euros ($9 million).from a truck traveling from Iran to Western Europe at the
Kapitan Andreevo border crossing with Turkey.[4]
3 July – The
National Assembly votes 138-98 to reject a proposed GERB-SDS minority government to be headed by former parliamentary speaker
Rosen Zhelyazkov.[9]