At midnight, the temporary ban on entry into the territory of Bulgaria of persons and road vehicles through the border points with Turkey will be lifted. The ban was imposed on April 24, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The measure..
Greek authorities have asked Bulgaria for a controlled discharge of water from the Ivaylovgrad Dam in order to prevent illegal migrants crossing the Maritza River. Greek TV stations Star and Antenna have reported of controlled rising of river..
Bulgarian Minister of Interior Mladen Marinov has said that the current migrant pressure situation in this country is complicated. Minister Marinov made the statement after meeting with Greece's Minister responsible for Migration, George Koumoutsakos...
The Bulgarian have police seized 55 kg of heroin near the city of Burgas. The drug is worth between 1 and 2 million euros. A 47-year-old man, transporting 110 pressed packages of heroin in mini van’s secret compartment was detained. Two charges have..
Migration processes through the country are calm and predictable and the Bulgarian authorities fully control the situation at borders. This is what Bulgarian Minister of Interior Mladen Marinov said at a round table dedicated to "Protection of EU..
The new border crossing point between Bulgaria and Romania – “Krushari-Dobromir” has been officially opened. It was built under the Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2007-2013. During the official ceremony it was pointed out that..
Huge amount of heroin has been seized at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint, it was reported. Officers discovered about 198 kilos of heroin hidden in a truck loaded with tiles. The Turkish driver has been arrested. More detailed information is still..
Foreign citizens have tried to prevent a police check at Kapitan Andreevo Border on the Turkish border. The incident occurred when a van with a man, three women and two children inside tried to enter Bulgaria. The passengers are relatives, as some of..
In the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv police officers have detained 47 illegal migrants, including 16 children, spokesperson of the Plovdiv police Directorate, Anelia Vlahkinova, has reported. The migrants were spotted at 4.00 am today on the road..
Bulgarian border authorities have detained 15 illegal migrants in the region of Svilengrad. The border guards received a signal on Sunday morning by MP Elena Yoncheva who was in the area at that time. Border patrols were sent to the site and they..
