The EU has earmarked EUR 600 million for technical enhancement of the Bulgaria-Turkiye border, the Secretary General of the Interior Ministry Commissioner Petar Todorov said for the BNT. Since the beginning of 2023, migrant pressure has increased by 43%, Petar Todorov noted.
16,767 migrants were detained in Bulgaria in 2022, 6,000 more than in 2021. 2,298 illegal migrants were detained while attempting to enter the country. 2,377 migrants without registration were caught while attempting to leave the territory of Bulgaria. Another 12, 092 people have been apprehended for staying illegally in the country.
In the first two months of 2023, 1,278 illegal migrants were detained. 88 were arrested while entering Bulgaria. 179 migrants were detained while attempting to leave the country illegally. Another 1,011 foreign nationals were apprehended for staying illegally in the country.
Solar power capacity in Bulgaria for electricity production will exceed 4 GW in 2025. This is equal to 4 large nuclear reactors, Dr. Maria Trifonova, a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of Sofia University, told BGNES. She emphasized that the spread..
The net minimum wage in Bulgaria from 2026 will be 970 leva (467 euros), and the gross minimum wage will be 1,287 leva (620 euros). It will be the lowest in the entire EU . This was told to bTV by Plamen Dimitrov, president of the largest trade union..
Until October 10, the Bulgarian minesweeper “Shkval” and ships from the Naval Mine Countermeasure Group in the Black Sea will participate in the multinational exercise Poseidon-25, the Ministry of Defense announced. The seventh activation of the..
On Tuesday, Bulgaria will experience cloudy and rainy conditions , with prolonged and heavy rain expected in the eastern and northern regions. In the..
The European Commission will announce next month the amount under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), the payment of which may be withheld if the..
During the night in the Danubian Plain it will be rainy and in places the amounts will be significant. In the southeastern regions of..
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