About 20 percent of EU aid is for accommodation. Part of the amount will be used to return about 1000 migrants to Afghanistan. The rest of the aid is for equipment, Interior Minister Rumiana Bachvarova said in parliament. More than 400 jeeps will be bought for the border regions near Turkey, Serbia and Greece, as well as about 4500 new devices for the TETRA communications system of the Interior Ministry. The number of Frontex officers in Bulgaria has grown from 40 to 130.
In the first quarter of 2025, the control bodies of the General Labour Inspectorate Executive Agency shut down three times more sites, workplaces, machines and equipment that posed a direct threat to the life and health of workers, compared to the same..
The police in the town of Veliko Tarnovo (Central North Bulgaria) detained a tourist bus driver with more than 2 permille of alcohol in his blood while on duty. A tourist agency had hired a transport company from Pleven to transport its..
As an EU member state and a NATO ally, Bulgaria is an active participant in solidarity initiatives aimed at strengthening our deterrence and defense capabilities, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said in his speech at the Antalya Diplomacy..
Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov attended the tenth edition of the Delphi Economic Forum in Greece. "Bulgaria is a reliable partner in the region's energy..
Testing of the sectional average speed control system began today. The tests are being conducted by the National Toll Authority in cooperation with the..
As an EU member state and a NATO ally, Bulgaria is an active participant in solidarity initiatives aimed at strengthening our deterrence and defense..
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