The EU has earmarked EUR 600 million for technical enhancement of the Bulgaria-Turkiye border, the Secretary General of the Interior Ministry Commissioner Petar Todorov said for the BNT. Since the beginning of 2023, migrant pressure has increased by 43%, Petar Todorov noted.
16,767 migrants were detained in Bulgaria in 2022, 6,000 more than in 2021. 2,298 illegal migrants were detained while attempting to enter the country. 2,377 migrants without registration were caught while attempting to leave the territory of Bulgaria. Another 12, 092 people have been apprehended for staying illegally in the country.
In the first two months of 2023, 1,278 illegal migrants were detained. 88 were arrested while entering Bulgaria. 179 migrants were detained while attempting to leave the country illegally. Another 1,011 foreign nationals were apprehended for staying illegally in the country.
Bulgarian diplomacy, without showing off, is using its influence to free the Bulgarian citizens who are hostages of Hamas in Gaza. We thanked the Bulgarian Ambassador Slavena Gergova and the EU Ambassador to Israel Dimitar Tsanchev, the Bulgarian..
"The governance program will be discussed later this week at a meeting of the Council of Ministers, and I hope it will address all questions and expectations from the public'', announced Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. He also commented on the..
On February 19, Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov will participate in the second emergency meeting on Ukraine, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, the Bulgarian government said in a press release. Bulgaria received an invitation from..
The Vazrazhdane parliamentary party is organizing a protest on February 22 in front of the Bulgarian National Bank against Bulgaria's entry into the..
A serious train crash involving a train owned by the Bulgarian company PIMK has occurred near Craiova, Romania. According to initial information, the..
The agriculture sector in Bulgaria maintains its stability, providing employment to 6% of the population and forming about 4% of the country's GDP. This..
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