Bulgaria, today took over the the European Union's six-month revolving presidency with the ongoing migrant crisis and Brexit among the top items on its agenda.<br/>'<br/>The presidency, which rotates between different EU member states, will give Bulgaria the opportunity to chair meetings and set agendas, as the bloc grapples with the record influx of migrants, management of its borders, rising populism and Britain's EU divorce.<br/>'<br/>Taking over from Estonia, Bulgaria will have to manage a June deadline for EU leaders to agree an overhaul of the so-<br/>called Dublin Regulation, under which the country where an asylum seeker arrives is responsible for them.<br/>'<br/>Taking up the presidency also gives Bulgaria an opportunity to improve its image as the bloc's most corrupt country.
News On AIR | January 2, 2018 1:03 AM
Bulgaria takes over revolving EU presidency