According to data by the Bulgarian Border Police, in 2016 a total of 4127 illegal migrants were detained trying to enter Bulgaria from Turkey. This shows a decline of 60 percent in comparison to 2015.
At the same time 14,310 third-country nationals were stopped on their way out of the country, which is a rise of 21 percent in comparison to 2015.
Nationals of Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria and Iran were those who made the biggest number of attempts to cross the state border illegally.
Overnight there will be considerable cloud over the eastern half of the country, with rain and thunder in some places. The western parts will remain sunny. Light to moderate winds will blow from the north-northeast. On Wednesday, atmospheric..
Bulgarian archaeologists are continuing to study the ancient nymphaeum (sanctuary of the nymphs) discovered at the Aquae Calidae complex near Burgas. The nymphaeum occupies a central place in the former Roman baths and was part of a fountain with an..
In a letter to the leaders of parliamentary groups in the 50th National Assembly, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev urged them to submit two nominations for a Bulgarian commissioner in the next European Commission by August 29. Glavchev..
The European Prosecutor's Office in Sofia has seized property as part of an investigation into a project worth 2.6 million euros (5.2 million leva),..
The queue of trucks in the area of the Danube Bridge border crossing near Ruse is two kilometers long . The remaining heavy load trucks wait mainly in..
The Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski stated that there will be personnel changes in the Joint Multidisciplinary..
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