The migrant accommodation centers with the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior were working at 34% beyond their capacity at the end of October, data of the Interior Ministry shows. The migrant centers of the State Agency for Refugees in the village of Banya, Harmanli and Sofia are overcrowded. Nearly 50% of all migrants accommodated at the Interior Ministry centers and at the migrant centers of the State Agency for Refugees are nationals of Afghanistan. Nearly 20% of the migrants are Syrian citizens and 20% of them are Iraqi nationals. A total of 784 illegally residing citizens of third countries were repatriated between January and October 2016.
BNB Governor Dimitar Radev will sign the request for an extraordinary convergence report on the fulfillment of the criteria for eurozone membership. This is clear from his response in an interview with BTA, in which Radev announced that the Central..
A serious train crash involving a train owned by the Bulgarian company PIMK has occurred near Craiova, Romania. According to initial information, the train conductor of the private Bulgarian company, who is a Romanian citizen, died in the accident...
Sofia Airport has been officially renamed to Vasil Levski Airport at a solemn ceremony on February 19 . The ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Grozdan Karadjov, CEO of the airport operator “SOF Connect” Jesus..
With various events throughout the country Bulgarians are marking 152 years after the death of the Apostle of Bulgarian Freedom Vasil Levski. Today, at..
Education must make children not only knowledgeable but also good people, said Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev at a meeting with His..
On Thursday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between minus 14 °C and minus 8°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus 12°C. The day will be..
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