Austria is still firmly opposed to the long-coveted Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria, arguing the passport-free area needs to become "better" before becoming "bigger."
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00:28 [speaking in German]
00:31 [speaking in German]
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01:13 Well, we had a recent fact-finding mission to Bulgaria that was really successful,
01:19 so I will use this opportunity to tell about this,
01:22 how well prepared both Bulgaria and Romania are to join Schengen,
01:28 and it's still my objective to -- I will continue to have the objective to have this decision already this year.
01:34 [music]
01:55 [speaking in German]
02:17 (upbeat music)