A state of emergency remains in force in seven villages in the border municipality of Bolyarovo. The fight against the fire at the village of Voden continues. Wildfire near border with Turkey expected to be contained on Saturday Wildfires,..
Citizens of the town of Harmanli (South-eastern Bulgaria) once again went out in protest against the presence of the refugee centre in the town "The number of residents should be up to 400 and they should be married couples with children, not..
King Charles III has awarded the title of Member of the Order of the British Empire to Gillian Clasby and Sadie Clasby-Jarrous for their significant contribution to humanitarian support for refugee children in Bulgaria. The two women founded the Play..
The most recognizable Bulgarian in the world, our football legend Hristo Stoichkov, got his own monument in the town of Harmanli. It was after good matches for the local team of Hebros that Stoichkov was spotted for the Bulgarian leading team of CSKA,..
In the church of "Sts. Cyril and Methodius” in the village of Biser near Harmanli, a prayer was held in memory of the residents who lost their lives in the flood that happened 10 years ago when the wall of Ivanovo Dam broke and the..
Before 14 July, France’s national day, the French ambassador to Bulgaria Florence Robine made a donation of special medical equipment and medical beds to the hospital in Harmanli, and wheelchairs and walking aids to the social services. “This..
Construction has begun of a fence around the transit refugee center in Pastrogor, Southeastern Bulgaria, the Bulgarian National Radio correspondent in Haskovo has reported. The project will cost 1.1 million euro, of it 90% in gratuitous aid from the..
The Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against three more persons, two Afghans and one Iraqi, over rioting in the Harmanli refugee center in November. During rioting Interior Ministry staff suffered injuries and property of the State..
Recently a controversial statement of Bulgaria's outgoing Minister of Interior regarding possible terrorist attack threat over Bulgaria, due to the riot at the migrant center in Harmanli, raised the question whether that country was at risk of..
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees disapproved of the appeals for large-scale expulsion of migrants from Bulgaria. The UNHCR announced on its web page that it is “concerned about calls for expulsion following tensions at overcrowded and substandard..
