Text size

Bulgaria lacks unified refugee policy, Vice President Iotova says

published on 11/24/25 4:49 PM

Vice President Iliana Iotova

Photo: BTA

Bulgaria lacks a coherent national policy on refugees despite continued migrant flows, Vice President Iliana Iotova said on Wednesday, calling for a lead institution to coordinate integration efforts.

Speaking at a roundtable event on the effective social inclusion of refugees at Sofia University, Yotova said that responsibilities were currently spread across too many bodies, which made coordination difficult.

“Refugees are not just numbers in a table; they are living people who have lost their homes and loved ones,” she said. "For them, integration means security, the opportunity to work, study, and build a home. It also means dignity, as well as a responsibility to the host country, including respecting its laws and social norms.”

Iotova warned that insufficient integration efforts risked isolating refugee communities and turning them into 'a mini state within the state'.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova

Posted in English by E. Radkova

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!

Radio Bulgaria News iliana iotova refugees round table sofia

More from category

Skopje must include Bulgarians in the constitution, Foreign Minister Georgiev says

I have spoken many times with Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Timčo Mucunski. He knows our position very well. His role is to convince his own government to abide by the 2022 consensus. This was what Bulgarian Foreign..

published on 11/24/25 9:30 AM

Sofia supports the peace plan in Ukraine, but wants EU's interests to be taken into account

Bulgaria welcomes the consistent efforts of the US and President Donald Trump to establish a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, the Council of Ministers wrote on the government's Facebook page. The final terms of a future peace..

published on 11/24/25 8:54 AM

It will be warm and windy with possible precipitation in the southeastern regions

On Saturday , the lowest temperatures will be between 9 and 14°C; in Sofia - it will be around 9°C. In the morning there will be fog and poor visibility in the valleys and fields in Western Bulgaria. During the day there will be..

published on 11/21/25 7:50 PM

WEATHER

Pick city: Sofía

Partly Cloudy
Min: -1 | Max: 11

BULGARIA IN PICTURES

Which world-famous Bulgarian artist designed QSL cards for Radio Bulgaria?

Share

Bulgaria lacks unified refugee policy, Vice President Iotova says

More from category

Skopje must include Bulgarians in the constitution, Foreign Minister Georgiev says

Sofia supports the peace plan in Ukraine, but wants EU's interests to be taken into account

It will be warm and windy with possible precipitation in the southeastern regions

Bulgaria will not bail out eurozone countries with debt, Lilyana Pavlova says

Skopje must include Bulgarians in the constitution, Foreign Minister Georgiev says

Sofia supports the peace plan in Ukraine, but wants EU's interests to be taken into account