The number of migrants seeking protection in Bulgaria in December 2016 decreased by one-half as compared to the previous month to 815 people, data of the State Agency for Refugees shows. People from seventeen countries, as well as stateless migrants sought protection in that country in the last month of 2016. Over 19,000 migrants sought protection in Bulgaria last year. 764 people received refugee status last year. 587 migrants received humanitarian status last year. Over 1,700 migrants were denied refugee status in 2016, data of the agency further shows. The number of Afghani migrants seeking protection in Bulgaria was highest, followed by nationals from Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Iran.
The majority in parliament overcame the president's veto on the Investment Promotion Act. The bill was passed in second reading on October 24, but President Rumen Radev vetoed parts of it, arguing that the proposed rules specifically..
Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers of Transport Grozdan Karadzhov and Aleksandar Nikoloski signed an agreement in Gyueshevo for the construction of a railway tunnel between Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia. The facility..
The police have neutralized an organized crime group that transported migrants from Burgas through Sofia to the Serbian border, Sofia District Prosecutor Natalia Nikolova said at a briefing. She indicated that 13 addresses were..
Sales of starter sets with euro coins with the Bulgarian national side will begin on December 1, 2025 , the BNB announced. They will be in circulation..
Research ship "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" has departed from Varna after a solemn ceremony. In its fourth voyage to Antarctica the ship..
On Saturday , the lowest temperatures will be between 7 and 12°C; in Sofia - around 8°. In the morning hours visibility will be..
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