Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria joins AMBER Alert system for missing children

As of today, Bulgaria is one of the first countries in the region, to put in place and use, when the need arises, the AMBER Alert system for missing children.

The system which is connected with the Facebook application, enables law enforcement bodies to send out messages with a recent photo and information about missing children to all users of the social network, within a radius of 200 kms. from the place where the child went missing. With over 2 billion users, this is a powerful instrument in seeking out missing children whose life and health are at risk. Its introduction is taking place in the context of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU and is the result of four years of cooperation between the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime and Facebook Inc. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Rayna Mandzhukova: "Bulgarians abroad are heroes"

Severino Kozhuharov, co-owner of the newspaper "BG BEN", which is published in the UK, presented an honorary award "best partner and active contribution to the development of the newspaper "BG BEN" for 2024 to the chairman of the..

published on 12/20/24 9:18 AM

Kristalina Georgieva calls for increasing revenues and reducing deficit

Bulgaria should focus on adopting a budget that will help it enter the eurozone, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Nova TV. According to her, the country is on its way to solving the problem of higher inflation. The..

published on 12/20/24 8:55 AM

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives in Bulgaria at the invitation of President Radev

Bulgarian Head of State Rumen Radev will meet today at the presidency building in Sofia with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.  The Hungarian guest is visiting Bulgaria at the invitation of the Bulgarian president. Among the..

published on 12/20/24 7:10 AM