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hundred border police officers from Romania, Hungary and Austria will be deployed to guard Bulgaria's border with Turkey after the country joins the Schengen area, Bulgarian border police chief Anton Zlatanov announced on Saturday. <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/foreign-police-officers-to-help-at-bulgarian-turkish-border-after-schengen-entry/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more</a>.</span> </p> <p> <hr /> </p> <p> <b>AGENDA:</b> <ul> <li><b>EU</b>: Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council in its Education and Youth composition convenes to discuss “glocal” opportunities for young people living in rural and remote areas, demographic trends, and more;</li> <li>European Economic Area (EEA) Council expected to focus on overall functioning of the EEA Agreement, followed by informal meeting on Ukraine/Russia, Arctic, and the Middle East;</li> <li>Parliament President Roberta Metsola, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meet;</li> <li>Commission 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