Cooperation in combating illegal migration and trafficking was the topic of discussion between Bulgarian Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova and Austrian counterpart Wolfgang Sobotka. The Austrian minister supported the position of Bulgaria that the dialogue with Turkey should continue. According to Bachvarova, the burden of care for migrants with refugee status must be evenly distributed. The two ministers also discussed the possibility of establishing centers for registration of asylum seekers near or in the countries of their origin. Rumyana Bachvarova has also met with the Deputy Director of the Frontex Agency, Berndt Koerner.
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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