According to information from the Bulgarian Border Police, 225 illegal migrants were not allowed to enter Bulgaria in the past day, BNR reported. A total of 125 people were detained while attempting to illegally cross the border with Serbia, while 38..
A fire is raging near the village of Gramatikovo, Malko Tarnovo Municipality in the region of Burgas. Local authorities say it could have been started by illegal migrants detained earlier today near the village. For the time being the fire’s..
Residents of Pastrogor, Southeastern Bulgaria, have demanded the closedown of the refugee center based in the village. Pastrogor located near Svilengrad has about 100 residents and the migrants accommodated in the center are as many. The people of..
Bulgaria’s Armed Forces should be more involved in the protection of the state borders, the leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization Krasimir Karakachanov said on Sunday in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio. The number..
In connection with increasing migrant pressure on Bulgaria the Ministry of Interior has started a series of meetings in border regions. Talking to municipal officials in Malko Tarnovo, Southeastern Bulgaria, the Interior Ministry Chief Secretary..
A specialized police force operation on the Bulgaria-Turkey border begins today aimed to curb migration and human trafficking. It has been prompted by the double increase in migration pressure since the beginning of this month, said in Burgas the..
Eighty-seven foreign nationals have been detained over the past 24 hours as they tried to cross illegally the Bulgarian-Serbian border, Border Police General Directorate said. About 8 pm last night a border policeman from the town of Tran found 54..
Turkey has offered a bilateral mechanism to Bulgaria for cooperation over migrants, BTA reports. The agency refers to the words of Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim who has talked over the phone with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov...
It is of great significance for Bulgaria to maintain good relations with Turkey. We must not allow the migrant wave to flood Bulgaria, Premier Boyko Borissov said in an interview for Nova TV. The documents of Turkey’s businessman Abdullah Buyuk who..
The government has endorsed a regulation on the terms and conditions for the conclusion of agreements on the integration of foreign nationals who have been given international protection in Bulgaria. The State Agency for Refugees is obligated to put..
