The State Agency for Refugees has registered a record number of requests for international protection, the institution recalled on the occasion of today's World Refugee Day. Out of a total of 20,407 applications submitted, 5,141 refer to children, including 3,348 unaccompanied minors separated from their families. In addition, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 160,899 people have received temporary protection in Bulgaria as 589 of them are unaccompanied children.
The figures show an 86% rise compared to 2021 and represent the largest number of asylum seekers since the creation of the country's asylum system in 1993.
MPs from GERB-SDS have submitted a request to the Constitutional Court for interpretation of provisions of the country's basic law, BTA reported. The MPs want clarity whether when the mandate of the members of the Supreme Judicial..
The increase in the price of natural gas in December is nearly 11 percent, which means up to nearly 39 euros per megawatt-hour, excluding taxes. This was what representatives of Bulgargaz said during the public discussion of..
There are no candidates for the position of chair of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) , BTA has reported. The plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council held a meeting in an attempt to elect head of the institution. The procedure..
The U.S. Department of State today released the data for the refused type B visas for the financial year 2024. For Bulgaria, this percentage is 6.02%,..
At the opening of a business forum in Ho Chi Minh City during his official visit to Vietnam, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev pointed out that Bulgaria..
Shopping malls in Sofia and across the country will increase the number of security guards where needed. Additional panic buttons are also to be put in..
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