The UN High Commissioner for Refugees disapproved of the appeals for large-scale expulsion of migrants from Bulgaria. The UNHCR announced on its web page that it is “concerned about calls for expulsion following tensions at overcrowded and substandard reception center for asylum-seekers in Harmanli”. The international institution urges the Bulgarian government to improve the living conditions at Harmnali reception center and establish a constructive dialogue with asylum-seekers staying in the center. UNHCR will continue to support the efforts of the authorities to improve conditions and to work with the migrants and the local authorities to diffuse any tensions. According to the Spokesperson of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees William Spindler, the UNHCR does not in principle object to the return of people who have not been granted international protection, but such returns should only take place if all procedural guarantees are fully respected, including access to a fair and efficient asylum procedure and to effective judicial review.
63% of Bulgarians over the age of 18 say democracy is the best form of governance, 19% hold the opposite view, indicates a survey by Trend agency, commissioned by Open Society Institute – Sofia. In 2023, trust in democracy is up compared to 2018 when..
“The ruling regime in Bulgaria is trying to reformat “Victory Day” into “Europe Day” and to neglect the commitments to preserve cultural and memorial sites,” the official spokesperson of Russia’s Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated in a comment on..
A National Service for Protection (NSP) car was involved in a serious traffic accident at 5.30 PM on 17 May near the town of Aksakovo. Kiril Petkov, co-chair of We Continue the Change party (PP) and former prime minister was travelling in the NSP car,..
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot this afternoon after a government meeting in the town of Handlova, about 180 km from Bratislava. A post..
Household electricity prices could go up by less than 30% as of 1 July, 2024, Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov announced at a briefing at the Ministry..
Interdepartmental working groups will work towards the speedier implementation of the projects for the construction of new nuclear capacities at..
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