Bulgaria to join Schengen in 2011

Tsvetan Tsvetaev, the head of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, said that the country plans to join the Schengen zone in 2011. According to the minister, Bulgaria will complete preparations for joining Schengen in March 2011. Tsvetanov also said that Romania could join the Schengen zone at the same time. According to the minister, Bulgaria is ready to enter the Schengen area. An example of this was the work of security vessels on the maritime border of the country, which is a mandatory requirement of the Schengen agreement, which began this week. The training program also includes training of police officers and checking the crews of border guard helicopters.