Chancellor Nehammer Requests Two Bio. Euros for Bulgaria’s Border Protection

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: January 24, 2023; 21:06 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer asked the EU Commission for two Bio. Euros to support Bulgaria’s border control. Nehammer and the Minister of Interior Gerhard Karner observed the situation this week at the Bulgarian-Turkish border.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer Said in a Joint Press Statement with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev That the EU Borders Must Be Better Protected. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Andy Wenzel

Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Interior Minister Gerhard Karner used their stay in Bulgaria to get an idea of the situation on the Bulgarian-Turkish border. After being welcomed at Plovdiv airport, they flew along the border with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev. From the air, they took a look at the fence erected there, which had been…