Carlos Coelho em visita oficial à Bulgária e à Roménia

O Deputado Europeu Carlos Coelho, a convite dos respectivos Governos, estará de visita a estes dois países enquanto relator do Parlamento Europeu sobre a preparação da entrada da Roménia e Bulgária no Espaço Schengen.

A visita tem como objectivo a verificação dos progressos feitos no controlo das fronteiras destes dois países.

 

Brussels, 20th February 2011 - The MEP Carlos Coelho, will be visiting these two countries as European Parliament rapporteur on the preparation of the entry of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen area.

The visit aims to monitor the progress made in controlling the borders of both countries.

 

22-24 February 2011, Bulgaria

22 February 2011, Tuesday

23:55

Arrival at the Sofia Airport

Mr. Coelho will be welcomed by the Deputy Minister of Interior, Mr. Dimitar Georgiev

Place: VIP Governmental Lounge of the Sofia Airport

00:30

Hotel (Sheraton Sofia)

23 February 2011, Wednesday

 

Visit of the Computer Technologies Institute / Communication Information Systems Directorate, International Operational Cooperation Directorate (IOCD), Chief Directorate Border Police, Sofia Airport

08:30 - 08:45

Transfer to the Computer Technologies Institute

Accompanies: D. Mihailova – IOCD

09:00 - 10:00  

Presentation of the technical preparedness of Bulgaria to work with SIS

Visit of the Main Computer Center of the Ministry of Interior

Place: Computer Technologies Institute

10:00 - 10:15      

Transfer to IOCD – SIRENE Bureau 

10:15 - 11:15   

Presentation of the preparation of the SIS end users and the SIRENE Bureau

Visit of the SIRENE Bureau

Place: IOCD (conference hall, Duty Unit - SIRENE Bureau)

Welcomed by: Representatives from IOCD

11:15 - 11:30     

Transfer for lunch

Place: IOCD

Accompanies: D. Mihailova – IOCD

11:30 - 13:30  

Working lunch hosted by the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Mr. Tsvetan Tsvetanov and the Deputy Minister of Interior, Mr. D. Georgiev

Place: Restaurant “Once Upon a Time”

Organization: Protocol of the EU and International Cooperation Directorate, (D. Mihailova - IOCD)

13:30 - 13:45   

Transfer to Chief Directorate Border Police

Accompanies: D. Mihailova – IOCD

13:45 - 14:30 

Visit of the National Coordination Center – Chief Directorate Border Police.

Presentation of the Integrated Border Management

Place: Chief Directorate Border Police

Organization: Representative from the Chief Directorate Border Police 

14:30 - 14:45  

Transfer to the Border Crossing Point – Sofia Airport

14:45 - 15:45

Visit of the Border Crossing Point – Sofia Airport

Presentation of the Air Border Control

Place: Terminal 2 – Border Crossing Point – Sofia Airport

Organization: Representatives from the Chief Directorate Border Police 

Accompanies: D. Mihailova – IOCD

15:45 - 17:30   

Trnasfer to Svilengrad by helicopter

17.30 - 17:45               

Transfer to the hotel

19:00               

Dinner hosted by the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Mr. Tsvetan Tsvetanov

                       

24 February 2011, Thursday

 

Visit of the Closed Center for Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners – Lyubimets (CCTAF), Border Crossing Point – Kapitan Andreevo, Black Sea Border Coordination and Information Center in Burgas (BSBCIC), Coordination Center for Border Surveillance of the sea border (Galata) – Integrated Sea Border System 

08:00 - 08:30      

Visit of the Border Police Station Svilengrad

Operational Duty Unit 

08:30 - 08:45      

Transfer from the Border Police Station Svilengrad to the Border Crossing Point Kapitan Andreevo

08:45 - 09:15      

Presentation of the Border Crossing Point Kapitan Andreevo

Presentation of the Bulgarian preparedness to guard the future external land border of the Schengen Area 

09:15 - 09:45

Tour of Border Crossing Point Kapitan Andreevo                

Provision of catering (sandwiches and drinks)

09:45 - 10:0    

Transfer to the CCTAF - Lyubimets by car

10:00 - 10:3   

Visit of CCTAF - Lyubimets

11:00 - 12:00    

Transfer to the Burgas Airport by helicopter  

Place: town of Lyubimets

Organization: Representatives from the Chief Directorate Border Police  (D. Mihailova - IOCD)

Governmental helicopter 

12:00 - 12:15    

Transfer to BSBCIC in Burgas

Place: Burgas Airport

Organization: Representatives from the Chief Directorate Border Police (D. Mihailova - IOCD)

12:15 - 13:30    

Visit of the BSBCIC in Burgas

Provision of buffet

13:30 - 13:45    

Transfer to the Burgas Airport by car

14:00 - 14:30    

Transfer to the Varna Airport by helicopter

14:30 - 14:45   

Transfer to the Coordination Center for Border Surveillance of the sea border (Galata)

14:45 - 15:45    

Visit of the Coordination Center for Border Surveillance of the sea border (Galata) – Integrated Sea Border System 

Place: Coordination Center for Border Surveillance of the sea border (Galata)

Organization: Representatives from the Chief Directorate Border Police (D. Mihailova - IOCD)

15:45 - 16:45   

Transfer to Border Crossing Point Durankulak by car

 

 

24-26 February 2011, Romania

24 February 2011, Thursday

 

Arrival from Varna, transfer to SCOMAR 

17:00 - 19:00      

Visit of SCOMAR headquartes

19:00 - 19:20      

Transfer to Hotel

19:30      

Dinner at Hotel 

 

25 February 2011, Friday

08:30 - 09:30      

Transfer from Constanta to Bucharest by helicopter   

09:30 - 10:00      

Transfer from Baneasa Airport to NC SIS

10:00 - 12:00      

Visit of NC SIS premises

(coffe break in-between)

12:30 - 12:20      

Transfer to SIRENE headquarters

 

 

12:20 - 14:00

Visit of SIRENE headquarters

(coffe break in-between)

 

14:00 - 14:30

Transfer to lunch

 

14:30 - 16:00

Lunch with the Head of the Schengen Department

 

16:00 - 17:00

Visit of the new Schengen terminal in Henri Coandă Airport

 

17:30 - 18:35

Flight from Bucharest to Iasi

 

18:35 - 19.00

Transfer to hotel in Iasi

 

19.30

Dinner

 

 

26 February 2011, Saturday

08:30 - 09:00

Transfer to BCP Sculeni

09:00 - 11:00

Visit of BCP Sculeni

11:00 – 11:30

Transfer to hotel in Iasi

12:15 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:05

Flight from Iaşi to Bucharest

16.30

Departure to Brussels