Bulgaria, as an external border country of the EU, has begun to play a key role in accepting refugees from Ukraine, a UN report reads, BTA reports.
So far, the country has accepted over 2.3 million refugees from Ukraine, but most have transited. The Bulgarian government has provided temporary protection to over 204,000 of them, mostly women and children, the report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees shows. As of February 2025, the Bulgarian authorities had provided temporary protection to about 75,250 Ukrainians, while in 2022 they were 67,000. In 2024, over 2,579 Ukrainians acquired Bulgarian citizenship.
Bulgaria continues to be a main entry point for asylum seekers from other conflict-affected regions, the report also reads. In 2024 The Bulgarian State Agency for Refugees registered 12,250 asylum seekers, mainly from Syria and Afghanistan. In 2023, around 22,500 people with such status were registered.
Editor: Ivo Ivanov
Publication in English: Alexander Markov
Photo: BTA
Bulgaria has sufficient quantities of fuel and the 90-day reserves are secured at around 98%, Asen Asenov, Chairman of the State Reserve and Wartime Stocks State Agency, told bTV. The country has a gasoline reserve for 35 days and a diesel reserve..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev has issued a decree appointing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Angelieva as Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Hungary. The decree was promulgated in State Gazette on Tuesday, reported BTA. Maria Angelieva graduated..
The new modular multi-purpose vessel of the Bulgarian Navy, ''Hrabri'' (Brave), was launched into Varna Lake from the pier of the MTG – Dolphin shipyard. Construction of the modular multi-purpose vessel began in 2022. It is the first of two..
The Sofia City Court has postponed the extradition case of Igor Grechushkin, the owner of a cargo ship linked to the explosion at the port of Beirut in..
The Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) has proposed the introduction of temporary restrictions on the movement of heavy trucks weighing over 12 tons along..
On Tuesday, minimum temperatures will range from 8 to 13°C , with Sofia seeing around 9°C. Rain is expected across the country, with heavier showers in..
Overcast, rain
Rain
Partly cloudy, chance of rain