Ten months after the adoption of the EU-Turkey Statement the European Commission reported that no major redirection of migrant routes has occurred. 4 or less illegal crossings a day were registered at the Bulgaria-Turkey border during the period. The total number of migrants in Bulgaria decreased since the end of September. Bulgaria requested to send back to Turkey 543 illegal migrants from non-EU countries. So far Ankara received only 19 of them. The number of irregular crossings of the Aegean during the reporting period remained dramatically lower than before the EU-Turkey Statement. With regard to the implementation of the Visa Liberalization Roadmap, seven benchmarks remain to be met by Turkey. The Commission encourages Turkey’s efforts to complete the delivery of all outstanding benchmarks as soon as possible, the EC further notes in its report.
On Thursday, lows will be between 9 and 13°C, reaching 9°C in Sofia. It will be mostly sunny during the day, but the atmosphere will be unstable with the development of cumuliform clouds around noon. Rain is expected, and thunderstorms and hail are also..
Banking services in Bulgaria are among the most accessible in the EU, according to an analysis by the Association of Banks in Bulgaria . According to it, banks in Bulgaria offer the lowest interest rates in Europe on newly granted loans to households for..
Around 50,000 medical tourists from abroad visit Bulgaria each year. Most of them come for dental care, which is of a high standard and 60–70% cheaper than in other European countries. Arkadi Sharkov of the Bulgarian Hospital Association announced..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev met in Tokyo with Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as part of his visit to Japan. Rumen Radev and Shigeru Ishiba..
The normal movement of buses, trolleybuses and trams in Sofia is being restored as of today, after last night the unions announced an end to the 6-day..
Only 2 kilometers remain to be built on the Bulgarian side of the railway corridor known as Corridor No. 8, which is intended to connect the Adriatic..
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