Close to 25,000 refugees have entered Bulgaria across the Romanian-Bulgarian border since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, according to data of the General Directorate Border Police. 73 humanitarian protection applications have been submitted at the border.
Citizens of Ukraine are entitled to visa-free entry and a 90-day stay every 6 months, the General Directorate Border Police says. The time-limit may be extended for humanitarian reasons under extraordinary circumstances, under the Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Act.
On Friday, the lowest temperatures will be between 4°C and 9°C, reaching up to 12°C in the southeast, around 6°C in Sofia . During the next 24 hours, the weather will remain cloudy. It will rain in almost the entire country. During the day, rainfall..
The Varna District Court has released the city’s mayor, Blagomir Kotsev, on a financial bond of €102,258. Before the court’s decision was announced, supporters of the mayor and members of the We Continue the Change party gathered outside the..
Three people, including an Italian citizen, were arrested during last night's protest against the adoption of the 2026 budget in front of the National Assembly, the director of the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir..
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