A Coordination Centre for the fight against trafficking in human beings will be established in Bulgaria with the participation of representatives of all EU member states and under the leadership of Europol. This was announced by Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev after the Justice and Home Affairs Council met in Brussels, BNR correspondent Angelina Piskova reports.
Mr Demerdzhiev noted that Turkey was also expected to join the working group. "The idea is to have a very quick reaction and operations to be done on the territory of multiple countries, just like how these criminal groups operate," the minister said. Europol's executive director, Catherine De Bolle, has endorsed the project. A Europol expert is due to visit Bulgaria next week to further develop the concept.
None of the possible versions why the first Bulgarian F-16 fighter cannot fly has been ruled out. A version of possible sabotage also exists. This was what Gen. Spas Spasov, a former military pilot and chairman of the “Bulgarian Air..
Bulgaria has proven to be a true friend, the Israeli ambassador to Sofia, Yosi Sfari wrote on Facebook. "Israel faced a very difficult situation and the Bulgarian Prime Minister and the Ministers of Foreign and Interior Affairs..
On May 2, the Speaker of the National Assembly Natalia Kiselova will attend the celebration of 1,160 years since the adoption by the Bulgarian people and 1,170 years since the creation of the Bulgarian alphabet in Pliska. This was announced by..
25% of workers are without an employment contract, the fight against the shadow economy should be a top priority for the state. This was stated on the..
16 EU countries will ask to be allowed to temporarily not apply the rules on budgetary stability in order to be able to make defense spending. Bulgaria..
Russia remains the main destabilizing factor in international security, it is emphasized in the report of the Military Intelligence Service for 2024,..
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