Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has called an emergency meeting in Blagoevgrad, on the premises of the municipal government. Attendance at the meeting will include District Governor Biser Mihaylov and mayors from the southwestern region, Interior Minister Rumiana Bachvarova and Border Police Chief Antonio Angelov. The officials are going to discuss the situation on the Bulgarian-Greek border and the problem of the influx of illegal migrants in the territory of Bulgaria. Control on the border with Greece has been strengthened after over the past 24 hours 87 migrants tried to enter the country illegally. Military from the Land Forces have arrived to the border zone to support Border Police. The intercepted migrants were taken to the base of the border police department in the town of Petrich. Under international agreements, the illegal migrants should be returned to Greece.
On Friday, the lowest temperatures will be between 4°C and 9°C, reaching up to 12°C in the southeast, around 6°C in Sofia . During the next 24 hours, the weather will remain cloudy. It will rain in almost the entire country. During the day, rainfall..
The Varna District Court has released the city’s mayor, Blagomir Kotsev, on a financial bond of €102,258. Before the court’s decision was announced, supporters of the mayor and members of the We Continue the Change party gathered outside the..
Three people, including an Italian citizen, were arrested during last night's protest against the adoption of the 2026 budget in front of the National Assembly, the director of the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir..
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