The border with Turkey was the busiest in terms of migration in 2023, according to an analysis by the Border Police. There was a 10% rise in illegal entry attempts compared to 2022. A total of 1,729 illegal migrants were apprehended.
More than 178,200 attempts of crossing illegally from Turkey to Bulgaria have been prevented.
In 2023, attempts by third-country nationals to cross illegally from Greece to Bulgaria decreased by 86% compared to 2022. 39 illegal migrants were detained and around 500 people returned to the interior of Greece on their own.
2,528 citizens of third countries were detained while trying to leave Bulgaria illegally, it was reported.
On Thursday, the lowest temperatures will range from 13°C to 20°C, 16°C in Sofia. It will be sunny during the day and hot in the afternoon. There will be a light wind from the east-northeast, reaching moderate levels in the southeastern parts of the..
Security agencies in Bulgaria, DANS (State Agency for National Security) and GDBOP (General Directorate Combating Organized Crime), are carrying out an operation in Sofia targeting a group suspected of illegally granting Bulgarian citizenship...
In a declaration, MPs from the We Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria (PP–DB) coalition called for Toshko Yordanov, the chair of the Culture Committee and an MP from There Is Such a People, to resign. This followed his controversial comments about..
A segment of a global money laundering network operating through financial fraud has been dismantled, the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office and the..
Sofia Municipality has requested the removal of a tent camp set up in front of the Presidency building during a protest organized by the "Vazrazhdane"..
Sofia is hosting a trilateral meeting of the defence forces heads of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. The Ministry of Defence announced that, at the..
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