Bulgaria’s National Assembly adopted at first reading amendments to the Criminal Code related to the introduction of severe punishment for migrant smuggling and human trafficking. According to the amendments, those who help foreign nationals stay illegally in Bulgaria or cross illegally that country are to face severe punishments. The amendments were proposed by ABV party in connection with the increased migration flow through Bulgaria’s state borders. GERB, the Patriotic Front, Ataka and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms voted in favor of those amendments.
"Fear is shaking DPS. I'm talking about the apparatus," Korman Ismailov, former head of the youth organisation of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), told BNR. According to him, the party, which came second in June's parliamentary elections,..
The euro area unemployment rate stabilised for the second consecutive month in May at 6.4%, the lowest level since 1998. In Bulgaria the unemployment rate fell from 4.5% in April to 4.4% in May. Youth unemployment (under 25s) in the country is 14%...
The question is not whether Ukraine will join NATO, but when. The answer depends on the theatre of war and the ability to achieve a lasting peace, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said at the opening of The Economist's 28th Governmental Roundtable, held..
The exhibition "The Buckles – a Universe of Signs" by the Ruse Regional Museum of History is visiting Burgas. The exposition, which will be opened today..
An orange code warning for dangerous precipitation has been issued for seven districts in Central Bulgaria. From midnight on Wednesday, precipitation and..
"It is evident that the political crisis continues and its solution requires not only putting aside personal and party interests but also requires..
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