Since the beginning of the war 164,000 Ukrainians have entered Bulgaria, of whom 75,000 have remained in the country. Temporary protection status has been granted to 51,000, according to the Bulgaria for Ukraine unified information portal. More than 40,000 refugees are accommodated in hotels and and vacation facilities.
"In a day and a half, 37 buses arrived in the northeastern village of Durankulak and the Danube city of Ruse, which lead to overcrowding," Valeri Rachev, head of refugee coordination, told BNR. He stressed that now the situation was under control.
The deadline for providing humanitarian aid to refugees without registration for temporary protection has been extended to 15 April, Tourism Minister Hristo Prodanov said. Forty new registration centres have been opened and their total number is now 175. Applications are submitted at 93 locations in 65 cities.
New car sales in Bulgaria in October increased three times more than the average for the European Union , where the purchase of new cars is only 1.1%. According to the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers, 75.9% of cars registered in..
77 per cent of those employed in Bulgaria's secondary education system are ready to go out on strike demanding a pay rise in the sector, according to a national survey by Podkrepa trade union. Half of those surveyed are in favour of a nation-wide..
The damage control and fire-fighting teams in Shumen have responded to 10 reports of damage due to the strong wind, the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry has announced. More often than not the reports were of fallen trees and branches in..
A quadripartite meeting of the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria and Romania in Budapest on 22 November made it clear that Austria would..
Overnight it will be mostly clear. Winds will weaken and die down in many areas. In the morning it will be cold, with minimum temperatures between minus..
The Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski has made available for free use the..
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