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

Border Police chief resigns over Burgas crash

Deyan Mollov
Photo: BGNES

Deyan Mollov, deputy director of General Directorate Border Police, has resigned. Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev demanded his resignation after the Burgas incident, in which a bus of illegal migrants killed two policemen. Mollov's resignation was over his failure to deal with migrant pressure. According to the minister, the main reason for the serious incident was the inefficient performance of the Border Police.
"It was not the police authorities in Burgas who had to intercept a bus with 47 migrants. These persons should have been stopped at the state border," Demerdzhiev said. At the beginning of the caretaker cabinet's term, Mollov was downgraded from director of the Border Police to deputy director in charge of deterring migrant pressure.
In Burgas today commandos honoured the memory of the deceased officers with a silent vigil at the crash site. Many Burgas residents also left flowers. Mourning vigils in memory of the policemen were also held in many other cities of the country.

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    border police bus crash Deyan Mollov illegal migrants Ivan Demerdzhiev resignation

More from category

Rosen Zhelyazkov

PM, BNB Governor back euro introduction in joint statement

The ruling majority firmly supports the government, which has the prerequisites to complete its full four-year term, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced following a meeting of the Joint Governance Council. The meeting addressed the government’s..

published on 5/13/25 6:32 PM

Protest to disrupt public transport in Sofia on 14 May

Public transport workers in Sofia have announced a protest for Wednesday, 14 May, which is expected to cause significant disruption before noon. Although Mayor Vasil Terziev had suggested that the protest would take place between 4:00 and 8:00 a.m.,..

published on 5/13/25 5:05 PM
Nataliya Kiselova

Parliament will not discuss president's request for referendum on the euro

National Assembly Speaker Nataliya Kiselova is returning the request for a referendum on the euro to President Rumen Radev, NOVA has reported. BNR sources confirmed the information. The National Assembly will not discuss the..

published on 5/13/25 3:42 PM

WEATHER
Pick city: Sofía
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 5 | Max: 26
Partly Cloudy
Min: 8 | Max: 21
Partly Cloudy
Min: 8 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 6 | Max: 26
Partly Cloudy
Min: 6 | Max: 25
Clear
Min: 6 | Max: 25
Partly Cloudy
Min: 6 | Max: 25
Clear
Min: 6 | Max: 23
Clear
Min: 5 | Max: 27
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 4 | Max: 27
Clear
Min: 5 | Max: 24
Partly Cloudy
Min: 6 | Max: 25
Partly Cloudy
Min: 5 | Max: 26
Partly Cloudy
Min: 4 | Max: 24
Clear
Min: 6 | Max: 25
Partly Cloudy
Min: 5 | Max: 26
Clear
Min: 4 | Max: 24
Clear
Min: 8 | Max: 26
Clear
Min: 9 | Max: 25
Partly Cloudy
Min: 6 | Max: 26
Partly Cloudy
Min: 4 | Max: 20
Partly Cloudy
Min: 4 | Max: 25
Partly Cloudy
Min: 5 | Max: 27
Clear
Min: 4 | Max: 24
Clear
Min: 6 | Max: 28
Clear
Min: 4 | Max: 24
Clear
Min: 6 | Max: 27
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

Protest to disrupt public transport in Sofia on 14 May

Public transport workers in Sofia have announced a protest for Wednesday, 14 May, which is expected to cause significant disruption before noon. Although..

published on 5/13/25 5:05 PM

Joining the euro area remains Bulgaria's priority

Bulgaria’s Minister Finance Temenuzhka Petkova has assured the European institutions that the adoption of the euro on January 1 next year remains a key..

published on 5/13/25 12:21 PM

Sofia remains paralyzed without surface public transport

A protest under the slogan "Decent work - decent remuneration! There is no economy without transport!" stopped the operation of all..

published on 5/14/25 10:17 AM

english@bnr.bg

+359 2 9336 661

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