Bulgaria's Border Police have conducted an operation on the territory of Sofia and Pernik on the tracks of a migrant trafficking channel from the Turkish to the Romanian border. The criminal activity of the group began after the strengthening of border..
The border with Turkey was the busiest in terms of migration in 2023, according to an analysis by the Border Police. There was a 10% rise in illegal entry attempts compared to 2022. A total of 1,729 illegal migrants were apprehended...
With the help of the General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime, the Greek authorities have dismantled a criminal group involved in the smuggling of migrants , the Interior Ministry's press centre reported. The Bulgarian directorate was involved..
The government has made no commitment other than to process asylum applications in a timely manner, as required by the Dublin Convention. This was Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov's response to a question from Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov in the..
Human trafficking across the country's borders has halved since the middle of the year, General Directorate Combating Organised Crime Director Yavor Serafimov said for bTV. "There is no border in the world that cannot be crossed. The..
''Bulgaria could join the so-called Air Schengen'', President Rumen Radev told reporters on Sunday. ''This is a step forward, but we must be very careful not to be left with the label ''Bulgaria is in Schengen now'', Rumen Radev said . ''It is..
From the beginning of the year until October 31, more than 170,000 attempts by citizens from third countries to enter the country illegally were prevented, the Bulgarian Border Police reported. Over 99% of them were along the Bulgarian-Turkish..
This morning, the police in Veliko Tarnovo has detained 14 illegal residents, BGNES reported. Together with them, four people were arrested, who are supposed to have assisted and transported the migrants. All were taken for questioning to the regional..
Israel's ultimatum to evacuate the residents of the Gaza Strip by Saturday could trigger a new wave of refugees , but there is currently no direct threat to Bulgaria, Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov said at a briefing. Defense Minister: Bulgaria is..
The police have detained seven migrants in Petrohan Pass in the Balkan Range, the Interior Ministry regional directorate in Montana has announced. The foreign nationals were without papers and stated they were Syrian. While patrolling during..
