In 2020 the Interior Ministry registered double the number of refugees detained. The highest number of people detained - entering the country illicitly and passing in transit - was in the interior of the country. The increase on an annual basis is..
Bulgaria's Vice President Iliana Iotova has opened the third training course organized by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Bulgaria and the Dimitry Panitza Bulgarian School of Politics . The Vice President described the new Pact on Migration..
Bulgaria has offered to accept 20 unaccompanied children from the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos island which burnt down. There are 400 unaccompanied children among the almost 13,000 migrants left destitute after the two fires which broke out..
Through the universal language of art, six Bulgarians and seven refugees are having a glance into the souls of ancient civilizations, bringing a fiery spark from remote native lands, playing cards, getting to know each other through..
On the second day of his visit to Bulgaria Pope Francis met with children from a refugee center in Sofia. The children welcomed Pope Francis with a special program. The Holy Father thanked them for the hospitality and the beautifully sung songs and..
A little over 5,000 illegal migrants have been captured by the Turkish border authorities since the beginning of the year near Edirne in an attempt to enter Bulgaria, the Bulgarian News Agency BTA reports. A total of 13,900 migrants have been..
At 4 am today, the crew of the Bulgarian Obzor Border Ship, which participates in patrol operations part of Operation Poseidon under the direction of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex, detected two inflatable boats with..
Within the frameworks of the 72 nd session of the UN General Assembly, President Rumen Radev met with Miroslav Lajčák, President of the 72 nd session of the General Assembly. The two reached close positions on the question of migrants coming from..
Bulgaria’s capital Sofia hosts a media forum under the motto When Society Met Refugees. The forum is held on occasion of the World Refugee Day and was organized by the Bulgarian Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Over 65..
Under an ordinance of the Ministry of Education children of refugees will be able to enroll in Bulgarian schools after a special card is filled in about their education level. The card is part of the minutes about an interview that has been held...
