201,794 foreign citizens with temporary protection resided in Bulgaria by the end of 2024, according to the report of the State Agency for Refugees. Applications for international protection have almost halved, the report shows. In 2024, applications were 12,250 compared to 22,518 in 2023.
The largest drop is seen in applications for protection filed by Afghans - 1,980 people, while a year earlier there were 5,906 applications. The number of refugees from Egypt is rising - from 184 in 2023 to 654. A total of 483 of the Egyptians were also registered as unaccompanied minors.
A total of 4,950 people received international protection in the country last year. Out of 60,864 Ukrainian refugees, only 5,961 rely on the Bulgarian state for accommodation and humanitarian aid.
The political party Vazrazhdane is initiating discussions for a third vote of no confidence against the government of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, MP Tsontcho Ganev announced. Vazrazhdane has sent invitations to two parliamentary groups – Moral,..
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A second flood in two weeks in Northwestern Bulgaria has caused damage in the villages of Lehchevo and Kobilyak. The rainfall, accompanied by large hail, reached 35 liters per square meter in just ten minutes, Lehchevo Mayor Alexander Alexandrov told..
A water blessing of the battle flags and sacred banners was held on Saint George’s Day at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia...
On Saint George's Day, the newly elected hegumen of the Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos, Father Gavriil, was elevated from hieromonk to..
The planned liberalisation of the electricity market for household consumers on 1 July this year will not take place, MPs decided at the first reading of..
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