The Bulgarian Ministry of Interior has reported that migration pressure on Bulgaria has been growing. Last week, there were 734 new foreign citizens registered in the country, or about 50% more than a month ago. 129 people were stopped at the border with Turkey and 461 – at the border with Serbia. 144 migrants were arrested inside the country. The number of migrants from Afghanistan has been rising and they are more than 60 percent of the total number of foreigners who entered the country illegally. Since the beginning of 2016, the number of detained migrants in Bulgaria has reached nearly 16,000 people.
Customs officials have seized a record 120 kg of gold at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint on the border with Turkey. Gold bars, coins and jewellery were seized. The driver, a Bulgarian national, was arrested and charged. Another man with Bulgarian and..
Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov has cancelled the air show at the Graf Ignatievo Air Base after an L-39 ZA military transport plane crashed, the Defence Ministry said. The accident occurred during preparations for tomorrow's demonstrations to..
Bulgaria has always been open to dialogue with North Macedonia and expects that this dialogue will contribute not only to our cultural rapprochement, but also to the strengthening of economic cooperation. We expect that this dialogue will finally..
Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov has cancelled the air show at the Graf Ignatievo Air Base after an L-39 ZA military transport plane crashed, the..
The Supreme Administrative Court rejected the appeal of the coalition around Ahmed Dogan - "Democracy, Rights and Freedoms - DPS"..
At a Bulgarian-Chinese business forum in Sofia, President Rumen Radev pointed out the advantages of the business environment in..
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