ПРОГРАМИ
en de ru fr es sr gr al tr ro
Podcast in English
Share
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Vice President will propose changes in policy towards Ukrainian refugees

Iliana Iotova
Photo: Ani Petrova

Bulgaria had expected more Ukrainians of Bulgarian origin to seek refuge in the country from the conflict in Ukraine. Most of them, however, have not fled their homes. This is what Vice President Iliana Iotova told BNR. 
She pointed out that Bulgaria is doing its part to help. "For me, however, the question is what is it we can offer them after they come here," she stressed, pointing out that there has to be a change in the policy towards refugees. 
Bulgaria, which has a labour shortage, has failed to create employment programmes for the refugees, she pointed out. That is why some of them have gone back, others have migrated to other countries, and those who have stayed here have not managed to integrate as they would like to. 
She said that she would make her proposals to the new cabinet not so much as a vice-president in charge of Bulgarian communities abroad, but as a former MEP who has dealt specifically with issues related to the integration of refugees.

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.
Radio Bulgaria News    Bulgaria employment integration refugeed Russia Ukraine war

More from category

Bulgaria insists on building bridges over the Danube near Silistra and Nikopol

More bridges over the Danube are not just a bilateral issue between Bulgaria and Romania – they are a strategic priority for the prosperity of the entire EU and for our collective security within NATO.  This was emphasized by Deputy Prime Minister..

published on 11/6/25 8:46 AM

Bulgaria and North Macedonia sign an agreement on building a railway tunnel between the two countries

Today, the deputy PMs and ministers of transport of Bulgaria and North Macedonia Grozdan Karadjov and Aleksandar Nikoloski will sign an agreement on the preparation, construction and operation of a cross-border railway tunnel between the two..

published on 11/6/25 7:15 AM

Ex-PM Boyko Borisov: Delyan Peevski is unfairly sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act

GERB leader Boyko Borisov has told the media that he personally participated in talks with American representatives on the lifting of the Magnitsky sanctions against Bulgarian citizens. He said that he also spoke on the subject with David Cameron while..

published on 11/5/25 9:04 PM

WEATHER
Pick city: Sofía
Overcast, rain
Min: 8 | Max: 17
Rain
Min: 14 | Max: 20
Overcast, rain
Min: 16 | Max: 20
Cloudy
Min: 11 | Max: 14
Overcast, rain
Min: 8 | Max: 15
Cloudy
Min: 10 | Max: 17
Cloudy
Min: 8 | Max: 16
Overcast, rain
Min: 13 | Max: 18
Overcast, rain
Min: 10 | Max: 20
Overcast, rain
Min: 8 | Max: 16
Cloudy
Min: 7 | Max: 17
Cloudy
Min: 9 | Max: 16
Cloudy
Min: 10 | Max: 17
Overcast, rain
Min: 7 | Max: 15
Cloudy
Min: 8 | Max: 16
Cloudy
Min: 9 | Max: 17
Cloudy
Min: 11 | Max: 16
Cloudy
Min: 12 | Max: 17
Cloudy
Min: 13 | Max: 18
Cloudy
Min: 13 | Max: 16
Overcast, rain
Min: 6 | Max: 15
Overcast, rain
Min: 7 | Max: 15
Cloudy
Min: 13 | Max: 18
Cloudy
Min: 10 | Max: 16
Overcast, rain
Min: 10 | Max: 20
Cloudy
Min: 11 | Max: 18
Overcast, rain
Min: 13 | Max: 20
BULGARIA IN PICTURES
Which world-famous Bulgarian artist designed QSL cards for Radio Bulgaria?
Yasen Gyuzelev
Theodore Ushev
Christo Javacheff - Christo
Ilia Peikov
Lika Yanko

BULGARIANS ABROAD

Български English Русский Deutsch Српски Français Ελληνικά Español Shqip Türkçe Română
MOST VIEWED

Sales of starter sets with Bulgarian euro coins begin on December 1

Sales of starter sets with euro coins with the Bulgarian national side will begin on December 1, 2025 , the BNB announced. They will be in circulation..

published on 11/7/25 6:10 PM

It will be cloudy over the weekend, temperatures rise

On Saturday , the lowest temperatures will be between 7 and 12°C; in Sofia - around 8°. In the morning hours visibility will be..

published on 11/7/25 7:50 PM

Bulgarian Parliament adopts the amendments regarding Lukoil's special manager

The National Assembly adopted today, at first and second reading, legislative amendments that expand the powers of the special manager of the Lukoil..

published on 11/7/25 6:25 PM

english@bnr.bg

+359 2 9336 661

Общи условия за използване на сайта | Политика за поверителност | Политика за "бисквитки"