A group of migrants has been detained in Northeastern Bulgaria, the Regional Directorate of the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior in Targovishte announced. The migrants failed to present identity documents.
The group consisted of nine people aged between 14 and 30. The migrants said they were nationals of Afghanistan and that they crossed illegally the Bulgaria-Turkey border. The authorities instituted pre-trial proceedings against the foreign nationals. The adult immigrants were detained and the minors were placed under police protection.
On a proposal by the Council of Ministers, the heads of the State Intelligence Agency and the State Agency Technical Operations will, from now on, be elected by the National Assembly, BNR’s Maria Fileva reports. This means the president’s powers..
Three new electric locomotives Siemens Smartron are entering service as of today, Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov has announced. Two of them will be running along the Sofia-Burgas line, and one – along the Sofia-Russe line. The new..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen inaugurated the reconstructed main irrigation canal Trakiets near Konush village. The reconstruction increases..
Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev was honored as European Journalist of the Year at the official ceremony of the PRIX EUROPA festival..
From 13 October until 28 November, the Bulgarian Red Cross will hand out products, purchased by the Social Assistance Agency, to vulnerable..
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