Bulgaria’s Border Police detained 40 Afghani nationals, 11 Pakistani citizens and 5 Syrians in their attempt to cross illegally the Bulgaria-Serbia border. The policemen stopped three cars on the road close to Kalotina border checkpoint. 26 foreign nationals without IDs were found during the inspection. Twenty five of the migrants claimed Afghani citizenship and 5 of them said they were Syrian nationals. The authorities pressed charges against the three drivers. Another 19 Afghani nationals and 11 Pakistani citizens were detained near Dragoman border checkpoint in the past 24 hours. Most of them were registered at the State Agency for Refugees. The country’s authorities prevented seven attempts of 114 migrants to cross illegally the Bulgarian –Turkish border.
Over the next 24 hours the weather will continue cloudy, with rain mostly in the Southwestern half of the country and sleet in high plains. The precipitation over Mounts Rila and the Rhodopes will be considerable. There will be a moderate, in..
The Bulgarian Food Bank’s Kilogram of Kindness food drive, is collecting food for the needy for the 12th consecutive time. Four to seven tons of food with a longer shelf lifeis expected to be collected – such as rice, lentils,..
A Eurobarometer survey has registered the highest level of trust in the European Union since 2007 and the highest level of support ever for the common currency, the euro, both in the EU as a whole (74%) and in the euro area (81%). In Bulgaria,..
The average gross annual salary in Bulgaria in 2023 is 24,485 BGN (EUR 12,519) which is an increase of 15.3% compared to 2022, according to data from..
The due date for preventing the prospect of Borislav Sarafov taking the position of prosecutor general is drawing close, as is the deadline for..
During the night it will be cloudy with rainfalls in the western and central regions of Bulgaria, as snowfalls are possible in the..
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