Interior Ministry Chief Secretary, chief commissioner Petar Todorov and deputy Chief Secretary Stanimir Stanev have resigned, Petar Todorov has announced. The reason is the latest incident in which a police officer was injured during the attempted apprehension of illegal migrants.
Petar Todorov stated that every day the police have to stop the migratory wave “with their bodies and their lives”, and it is high time there were legislative decisions to protect them. Chief Commissioner Todorov pointed out that the law is liberal towards human trafficking, with only 175 convictions out of the 4,000 preliminary investigations launched in the past two years.
After a 50-km. car chase, a minibus transporting 12 migrants from Syria, with a Bulgarian national at the wheel with a criminal record and without a driver’s licence, collided with a police van on Sofia’s ring road.
A Bulgarian citizen working in the UN system has died in Gaza today, according to preliminary information received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ministry announced on its website. Additional information will be announced at a later stage,..
In just one day, over 600 volunteers donated blood for the victims in the Republic of North Macedonia , who are being treated in Bulgaria. This is shown by the data for Tuesday. All blood centers report that the wave of empathy does not subside..
Workers in state psychiatric hospitals have gone on strike demanding higher salaries and better working conditions, including adequate workplace protection , as they work with dangerous patients. Mental health professionals launch a three-day..
Bulgaria has improved its rating in the World Happiness Report , but remains 85 th out of 147 countries, which is the lowest position for an EU..
The importance of eurozone membership for Bulgaria was the focus of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's meeting with European Central Bank President..
On Thursday at 11.01 a.m., astronomical spring will arrive. The minimum temperatures will be minus 5 °C and 0°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus..
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