“There is a consistent trend towards a drop in numbers and a curbing of the migration pressure,” Border Police Director, Chief Commissioner Anton Zlatanov, Director said in an interview for bTV.
“When I took office, illegal migration had reached an all-time high. We had days in which there were over 1,500 attempts to cross the border. At the moment there are 10-15 per 24 hours which is close to the minimum since there has been a migration wave,” Anton Zlatanov said. “I can safely say there is a consistently trend towards a drop in numbers and a curbing of the migratory pressure. EU and Frontex data show the migratory pressure towards Europe is not subsiding, but it is dropping along the route across Bulgaria, and that is good news for the country.”
“Bulgaria’s defence industry has a huge potential, we have to promote it,” said Foreign Minister Georg Geigriev in an interview with bTV. “I believe the strategic partnership between the EU and the US must continue,” he said and added that..
Two griffon vultures, which hatched last year at the Stara Zagora Zoo, will be released into the wild today, said the Wildlife Rescue Center-Green Balkans. The birds will be released near the village of Rakitna, the municipality of Simitli. The..
The President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, arrives in Bulgaria today for a two-day official visit at the invitation of President Rumen Radev. Presidents Radev and Milatović will discuss opportunities for deepening bilateral relations in the fields..
A protest under the slogan "Feminism, not Militarism" started this afternoon in front of the Court House in Sofia . "On March 8 we are not celebrating. On..
Citizens who cross at a pedestrian crossing while holding a mobile phone will be fined, according to proposed legislative changes. According to..
An official ceremony and a March of Tolerance named ''We Remember'' took place in Sofia to mark the 82nd anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian..
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