“The stream of Ukrainian refugees entering Bulgaria has been increasing in the past few days,” Colonel Valeri Rachev, chairman of the Council of Ministers’ Crisis Centre has announced. 156,323 citizens of Ukraine have so far entered the country, almost 80,000 of them have stayed, and around 52,000 have been registered for temporary protection.
Colonel Rachev commented the information that hundreds of Ukrainian citizens have been waiting for registration at Durankulak border check point, explaining that the reason is the high number of arrivals, most of all from the region of Odessa. 2,500 people remained in Bulgaria on Thursday alone, which has so far happened within the space of 48 – 60 hours.
In support of people with rare diseases, balloons in different colors flew over Sofia at noon, BTA reported. The balloons were released in the courtyard of the Alexandrovska Hospital, where medical specialists, patients and their relatives gathered..
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has detained about 20 people - some of whom worked for the Bulgarian State Railways, for large-scale theft of diesel fuel in a specialized operation in the area of the Karnobat railway station. It was established..
The branch of the European Public Prosecutor's Office in Sofia has indicted two individuals suspected of fraud for EUR 66,750. The money comes from the European Social Fund and state co-financing, reported BNR’s correspondent in Brussels Angelina..
Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev today received at the Foreign Ministry Susan Falatko, who arrived in Sofia a few days ago as Charge d'Affaires of the U.S...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Bulgarian citizens to avoid traveling to Greece because of a planned national strike today. The Foreign Ministry..
The number of pensioners in January this year increased by 15,630 people, or 0.8%, compared to the first month of the previous year, the National Social..
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