Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev met with his Turkish counterpart Süleyman Soylu in Istanbul. The two ministers discussed short-term measures aimed to increase traffic at the border crossings "Kapitan Andreevo" and "Lesovo". Süleyman Soylu assured that soon there will be technological changes at the two border checkpoints aimed to increase their through-flow capacity.
Ministers Demerdzhiev and Soylu also discussed security along the Bulgaria-Turkey border, which is also an external border of the European Union, as well as the project for the construction of a bridge on Rezovska River.
Negotiations on the supply, transit and purchase of natural gas are progressing very quickly, caretaker Minister of Energy Rosen Hristov said after a meeting with the management of Turkey's Petroleum Pipeline Corporation BOTAŞ on Saturday.
Bulgaria needs to make additional efforts to prevent human trafficking and to protect victims, according to conclusions from a report by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA), published..
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has acquired 66,000 troy ounces of gold (2053.2 kg. ), the national bank writes on its website. The BNB made this purchase after, on 8 July, the Council of the EU adopted a decision on the adoption of the..
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has vehemently condemned the vandalism against the synagogue in Varna and the Monument of Gratitude in Burgas, which is a token of gratitude for the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews during World War II, the Ministry..
Matan Angrest, who holds Bulgarian and Israeli citizenship, was among the twenty hostages released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip , the Israeli Ministry of..
Education Minister Krasimir Valchev is set to propose a public debate on banning social media for children under 15, reports BNR correspondent Nezabravka..
An initiative committee led by the historian Georgi Markov, has proposed that a monument to Khan Asparuh, the founder of the Bulgarian state, be erected..
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