site.btaMinister Atanas Ilkov Meets with Ambassadors of EU Member States

Caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov held a working meeting with the ambassadors of the EU member states, organized by Hungary, as head of the rotating Presidency of the EU Council. Ilkov presented the main priorities in the work of the Ministry of the Interior, including preparation and holding of the upcoming early parliamentary elections, as well as border security, the fight against illegal migration and the fight against the trafficking of illegal migrants. Minister Ilkov expressed his expectation for the adoption of the Decision of the Council of the EU on the abolition of border control on the land borders of Bulgaria and Romania as soon as possible.