Икономически ефекти за България от въвеждането на граничен контрол по сухопътните граници на Унгария
Economic Impact on Bulgaria of a Reintroduction of Land Border Controls on the Hungarian Borders

Author(s): Atanas Pavlov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, National Economy, Business Economy / Management, Governance, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: border controls; Schengen area; Economic implications
Summary/Abstract: In 2024 a group of European Parliament members called on the Commission to take measures against Hungary, including possibly excluding the country from the Schengen area. Although a possible exclusion of the country is mostly and highly hypothetical, such topic raises the issue how sensitive is the transport of goods through land borders to the various processes within the Schengen area. Moreover, such sensitivity is especially relevant for Bulgaria as the country still remains outside the so-called land Schengen, the land border controls with other countries still exist and the border waiting time is increasing. The aim of this study is, by applying a developed unified methodology, to evaluate the economic impact on Bulgaria, in terms of exported and imported goods and transport sector, from a potential increase in the border waiting time at the Hungarian land borders.

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