Minister Thors to Romania and Bulgaria
Minister of Immigration and European Affairs Astrid Thors will visit Bucharest on 6-7 February and Sofia on 7-8 February. In Bucharest, Minister Thors will meet the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Baconschi, and Minister of Administration and Interior Traian Igaş. In Sofia, Minister Thors will meet the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nickolay Mladenov.
In both countries, discussions will focus on Roma issues, enlargement of the Schengen area and other key EU affairs. In Bucharest, Minister Thors will also visit a Roma school and, in Sofia, the Krasna Polyana Roma quarter.
Inquiries: Anna Bruun, Adviser to the Minister of European Affairs, Government Secretariat for EU Affairs, tel. +358 9 1602 2052