Since the beginning of 2023, the number of illegal migrants entering Bulgaria has increased by more than a third as compared to the same period last year. In that respect, Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev announced in Parliament that the country is negotiating European funding to recruit more than 1,260 border police officers, in order to address the increased migratory pressure at the border and stop the redeployment of forces.
Funding is also being negotiated for the purchase of vehicles and technical equipment to better guard the Bulgaria-Turkiye border, Minister Demerdzhiev further said.
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..
The European Commission has brought legal action against Bulgaria at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), arguing that the country has not fully..
A study by the Institute of Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” has been..
On Thursday, 9 October, cloud cover will remain heavy over the eastern half of the country . Many areas will see rain in the morning, but showers will..
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