In the wake of the decision by the EU not to admit Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area, Bulgarian MEP from the Renew Europe Group Ilhan Kyuchyuk warned that Bulgaria's non-admission to Schengen is a big problem for the Bulgarian political elite.
According to an interview with the BNR, Ilhan Kyuchyuk cautioned that the pressure to separate Bulgaria from Romania will grow, and that this separation will probably take place in March, and that big European countries are insisting that the two countries be separated. The negative image of Bulgaria is fueled by reports by NGOs that are still in the archives of the European institutions. On the other hand, the political elite in the country is not up to the challenge and is not rallying in the name of the common goals. Instead of that, it's heading into the abyss as regards Schengen, and the Eurozone with all of the reforms that should have been in place so we can get our money under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, according to Ilhan Kyuchyuk.