According to Novakov, the two nations should cooperate to make travel easier. He also emphasized that the Austrian and Dutch vetoes are no longer responsible for the two nations' barriers to joining the Schengen area.
According to Novakov, who spoke in an interview with Nova TV, the prolonged wait periods cost truck drivers hundreds of dollars. He also emphasized how many truck drivers take alternate routes in order to avoid waiting at border crossings.
"A truck's owner loses €200 for each day it is delayed at the border. Because they don't want to wait at the crossings, many drivers resign, according to Novakov's comments.
He added that countless efforts to cross the border irregularly have been recorded by the authorities of the two nations, which has prompted them to take action.
While Austria continues to oppose Bulgaria and Romania's Schengen membership, Novakov claimed that the Austrian government is attempting to appeal to the country's populace ahead of elections by claiming that it wants to halt irregular immigration to the nation.
Novakov emphasized that the Schengen membership of the two nations does not, however, affect Austria's security.
According to Euractiv, Nikolay Denkov, the prime minister of Bulgaria, and Ion-Marcel Ciolacu, the prime minister of Romania, met earlier this week in Athens to plan a strategy for the two nations' admittance to the Schengen Area.
It has been clarified that Prime Minister Denkov stated at the meeting that the removal of border checks between Bulgaria and Romania and Bulgaria and Greece would significantly improve the security of the external border of the European Union.
Furthermore, it was emphasized that there would be shorter lines, which would reduce carbon emissions.
The prime ministers of the two nations also declared their desire to construct a new Danube bridge and start a boat service between the cities of Giurgevo, Romania, and Ruse, Bulgaria.
Austria recently stated that its opposition to the enlargement of Schengen remains unaltered, notwithstanding the efforts the governments of the two countries are doing. As long as the "Schengen" system is ineffective, there is no purpose in expanding it, according to the Austrian Interior Ministry.