Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has called an emergency meeting in Blagoevgrad, on the premises of the municipal government. Attendance at the meeting will include District Governor Biser Mihaylov and mayors from the southwestern region, Interior Minister Rumiana Bachvarova and Border Police Chief Antonio Angelov. The officials are going to discuss the situation on the Bulgarian-Greek border and the problem of the influx of illegal migrants in the territory of Bulgaria. Control on the border with Greece has been strengthened after over the past 24 hours 87 migrants tried to enter the country illegally. Military from the Land Forces have arrived to the border zone to support Border Police. The intercepted migrants were taken to the base of the border police department in the town of Petrich. Under international agreements, the illegal migrants should be returned to Greece.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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