The government has approved a national migration strategy for the 2021-2025 period. The strategy is in conformity with Bulgaria’s commitments resulting from the country's membership of the EU, BTA reports.
The strategic objectives set out include: creating sustainable legal avenues for legal migration in accordance with the EU legal framework and with a view to attracting highly-qualified citizens from third countries to the EU; fair and efficient asylum procedures; support for effective integration policies; an effective repatriation policy and a coordinated approach within the EU for the repatriation of third-country nationals.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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