In the coming days Bulgaria will extradite the first group of migrants back to Kabul by plane. The group comprises some 50 people involved in the riot at the refugee centre in Harmanli. They all entered Bulgaria illegally, have no regulated status on..
Europe is aware that the border between Bulgaria and Turkey is hardly controllable, and has concentrated its forces on Serbia’s border, former defense minister Boyko Noev said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio. “We should no longer..
Twelve Bulgarians and two Turkish nationals have been arrested in an international operation held in the territory of Bulgaria. Those arrested face charges for supporting illegal migration. Close to 30 kg of heroin has been intercepted in the operation...
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..
At a forum in Sofia organized by the European People’s Party, the Bulgarian PM made a surprisingly strong-worded comment on the migration issue. Bulgaria should take responsibility and help people who flee military conflicts in places where Europe..
The Interior Ministry cannot possibly deal with all problems of national security. The army should be entrusted with the responsibility of protecting the border area between Bulgaria and Turkey. This is what former defense minister Boyko Noev said..
At a working meeting in the Black Sea city of Burgas, the prime ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia, Boyko Borissov, Viktor Orban and Aleksandar Vucic stated that there was no universal solution to the migration crisis in Europe, but that..
The migration crisis is the main topic of today's talks between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Bulgarian Prime Minister has arrived in Berlin from Istanbul, where he met Turkish President Recep Tayyip..
In the course of her visit to USA, Bulgarian Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova discussed the migration processes, security and the fight against corruption with Victoria Nuland, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs...
Over 25,000 foreign nationals settled in Bulgaria in 2015. 25% of them arrived from Turkey, 15% came from Syria and nearly 14%-from the Russian Federation. The rest arrived from other countries, including EU member states. On the other hand, nearly..
