CONFERENCE ON ACCESSION
TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
- BULGARIA -
Brussels, 5 November 2002
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Document provided by Bulgaria
Subject : Additional information (Appendix VIII.3)
Chapter 24 – Cooperation in the Fields of Justice and Home Affairs
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INFORMATION ON
SIGNED POLICE CO-OPERATION AGREEMENTS
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Albania
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Public Order of
the Republic of Albania, signed in Tirana on 24 January 1994
Armenia
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior and
National Security of the Republic of Armenia, signed in Sofia on 8 July 1998
Austria
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Federal Minister of Interior of
the Republic of Austria in the fight against illegal drug-trafficking and organised crime, signed in Sofia on 28 June 1991 – to be
repealed on 1 August 2002
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Federal Government of the Republic of Austria on
police co-operation, signed in Vienna on 29 May 2002 – to enter into force on 1 August 2002
Belgium
Agreement on police co-operation between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Kingdom of
Belgium, signed in Ostende on 24 June 1998
China
Co-operation Agreement between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and Ministry of Public Security of the
People’s Republic of China, signed in Beijing on 20 May 1996
Croatia
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Croatia on co-operation
in the fight against organised crime, illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and terrorism, signed in
Sofia on 26 November 1996
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Czech
Republic
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Czech Republic on co-operation in
the fight against organised crime, illicit trade in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, terrorism and other serious crimes,
signed in Sofia on 17 March 1999
France
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the French Republic on co-operation in
the area of internal security, signed in Sofia on 10 April 2002
Georgia
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Executive Authority of Georgia on border cooperation, signed in Tbilisi on 26 November 1998
Germany
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on
co-operation in the fight against organised crime and drug-related crime, signed in Sofia on 14 September 1992
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on
mutual protection of classified information, signed in Sofia on 29 October 1999
Greece
Agreement on co-operation between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Public Order of the
Hellenic Republic, signed in Athens on 8 July1991
Hungary
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on cooperation in the fight against terrorism, illicit drug trafficking and organised crime, signed in Budapest on 11 November 1998
India
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of India on co-operation in the fight
against organised crime, international terrorism and illegal trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances, signed in Sofia on
26 May 1994
Ireland
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of Ireland on co-operation in combating
illicit trafficking in drugs and precursors, money laundering, organised crime, trafficking in persons, terrorism and other serious
crime, signed in Dublin on 31 January 2002
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Italy
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of the
Republic of Italy in the combating illegal trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, signed on 9 December 1989
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Italy on police cooperation in the fight against organised crime, signed in Rome on 12 April 1999
Lebanon
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon on police cooperation, signed in Beirut on 20 March 2001
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of the
Republic of Macedonia, signed in Skopje on 20 October 1992
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia on the
measures to prevent and settle border incidents on Bulgarian-Macedonian state border, signed in Skopje on 15 May 2000
Macedonia
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia for cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organised crime, illegal trafficking in drugs and precursors, illegal migration and other
crimes, signed in Skopje on 26 February 2002
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia for
education, training and retraining of officers of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia at the Police Academy and
other educational establishments of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria, signed in Skopje on 26 February 2002
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia for
preservation, maintenance, renovation and demarcation of the borderline and the border signs along the Bulgarian-Macedonian
state border, signed in Skopje on 15 May 2000.
Moldova
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of the
Republic of Moldova, signed in Sofia on 18 May 1993
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Poland
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of the
Republic of Poland in the fight against crime, signed on 22 April 1993
Romania
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of
Romania, signed in Bucharest on 26 February 1992
Russia
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of the
Russian Federation, signed in Moscow on 19 April 1993
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation on border issues, signed in Moscow on 28 August 1998
Slovakia
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Slovakia on police cooperation, signed in Sofia on 4 November 1999
Slovenia
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on cooperation in the fight against organised crime, trafficking in illicit drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, terrorism and
other serious crimes, signed in Ljubljana on 5 November 2001
Spain
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Kingdom of Spain on co-operation
in the fight against crime, signed in Sofia on 21 July 1998
Syria
Agreement between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of the Syrian Arab Republic
on co-operation in the area of protection of national security and public order, signed in Damask on 20 March 2001
Turkey
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of the Interior of
the Republic of Turkey in combating drug trafficking, terrorism and organised crime, signed in Ankara on 3 February 1993
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on coast guard
co-operation, signed in Ankara on 18 April 2002
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Ukraine
Agreement for co-operation between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine,
signed in Sofia on 18 April 1994
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on co-operation in the
fight against crime, signed in Sofia on 4 September 2001
Uzbekistan
Yugoslavia
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the fight against crime, signed in Tashkent on 7 April 1999
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia on the way to check and settle border infringements along the Bulgarian-Yugoslav border, signed in 1965 and
amended in 1982
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia on the regulation of movement of the population living in the border area, signed in Belgrade on 28 February 1972
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS
1. Co-operation agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Government of Romania and the Government of the
Republic of Turkey on combating terrorism, organised crime, illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, money
laundering, arms and human trafficking and other major crimes, signed in Antalya on 16 April 1998
2. Protocol for enhanced trilateral co-operation in combating crime and especially trans-border crime (Bulgaria, Greece, Romania), signed
in Sofia on 8 September 1998
3. Agreement between the Governments of Participating States in the Black Sea Economic Co-operation on co-operation in combating
crime, in particular its organised forms, signed in Kerkyra, Greece on 2 October 1998
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4. Agreement on co-operation to prevent and combat trans-border crime and Charter of organisation and operation of the Southeast
European Initiative- SECI-Regional Centre (SECI Centre) for the combating of trans-border crime, signed in Bucharest on 26 May 1999
AGREEMENTS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
1. Agreement with the International Centre for Migration Policy Development in Vienna, signed by the Minister of Interior on behalf of the
Bulgarian Government in June 1998
2. Co-operation agreement between the Republic of Bulgaria and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), signed by the
Minister of Interior on behalf of the Bulgarian Government in November 1999
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