Between January and April 2021, the number of illegal immigrants attempting to cross the Bulgaria-Turkey border increased sevenfold as compared to the same period in 2020, announced this country‘s Border Police. A total of 3,978 illegal immigrants were intercepted and 147 were detained. Most of them are nationals of Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.
The number of immigrants attempting to cross the Bulgaria-Greece border increased 12 times during the same period. This country's Border Police intercepted 2,213 foreign nationals. 97 illegal immigrants were detained.
In the first four months of 2021, Bulgaria's Border Police detained 449 third-country nationals in their attempt to exit the country, which is a five-fold increase as compared to the same period last year.
An international seminar on “Energy and Climate Diplomacy” will take place today in Sofia, the Diplomatic Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs informs. The forum is being held within the framework of a project..
On Monday before noon it will be mostly sunny, but later clouds will form and in the western and mountainous regions rainfalls are expected. The highest temperatures will be between 29° and 34°C; higher in the southeastern regions...
The government is neither fully using this contract to satisfy domestic consumption, nor selling to third parties through its capacity, nor renegotiating, President Rumen Radev told journalists in response to a question from BNR..
"I have sent letters to all presidents and prime ministers of EU member states, in which I describe the real situation in our country — inflation, the..
The Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra undertook effective protest action, as shown in videos of their June 6 concert at Bulgaria Hall, which..
''There’s no money for new submarines'', said Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov. That’s why the defense investment projects through..
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