Former Environment Minister Assen Lichev has accused Greece of violating Bulgaria ’s rights within the European Union, NATO, and the Schengen Area by failing to fulfill the terms of a bilateral agreement signed in 1995. The agreement concerns the use of the Mesta River’s waters and the opening of the Rudozem-Xanthi border checkpoint. Speaking to BGNES, Lichev, who is also a hydrogeologist, argued that Athens has not honored the commitments it made nearly 30 years ago. His comments came in