"There is no other country in Europe to have reacted so quickly and to have returned refugees”, Bulgarian Prime Minister told the press after an emergency meeting that he called in Blagoevgrad over the passage of the border with Greece by two large groups of illegal migrants. He also said that coordination between authorities had been quite good and thanked border guards and investigators. “Please, bear in mind that that the groups of migrants had been told they would go to Macedonia. They did not know they would enter Bulgaria. Each has paid 200 euro to a people smuggler who speaks Greek. The Greek authorities do not know his identity but now with the help of security services we will try to identify him”, PM Borissov was quoted as saying by Focus News Agency. Two groups of migrants were detained early on 28 May. One of the groups entered Bulgaria via the green border not far from Kulata border crossing and the other was found in a freight train coming from Greece. The illegal migrants from the train have been handed over to the Greek authorities, Focus quoted Border Police Director Antonio Angelov as saying. He said that 96 migrants in total had crossed the border. He expects that the second group will be returned to Greece in about ten days.According to Angelov quick reaction of the country to the migrant issue was due to the successful Border 2016 exercise.
Stefanija Alexova, a sophomore at the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), is one of the victims of the Kočani fire. She was born in the Macedonian town, which became the scene of the tragedy where 59 people lost their lives and 155 were injured...
Fourteen people injured in the nightclub fire in the Macedonian town of Kočani have been admitted for treatment in Bulgaria, Pirogov Emergency Hospital Director Dr. Valentin Dimitrov announced at a briefing. Eight of them are in the intensive..
Three days of protests demanding better working conditions are to begin today in psychiatric hospitals and wards across the country. According to Dr Tsveteslava Galabova, head of the St Ivan Rilski State Psychiatric Hospital, psychiatric care is on..
A protest is taking place in Sofia to demand maximum sentences for a man and a woman who killed animals in a particularly cruel way. So far, nearly..
In response to the tragedy in North Macedonia, where more than 50 people lost their lives in a fire at a nightclub in the town of Kočani, Foreign..
Overnight, clouds over the north and east will bring brief showers. There will be light to moderate westerly winds which will increase in strength on..
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