As of the end of November, the Bulgarian police at the country’s borders had checked more than 176,000 attempts by migrants to enter the EU illegally, a 13% increase compared to November 2022, the Interior Ministry has announced. A 35% seasonal decline of the registered attempts at illegal crossings was registered in November. The people stopped at the border withdrew to the territory of neighbouring countries. The situation worst was at the Bulgaria-Turkey border, where 99% of the migrant stream is concentrated. 175,000 is the number of attempts to cross the Bulgarian-Turkish border, the rest are along the Bulgarian-Greek border. There, the decline in the number of attempts is by 86% compared to 2022. After notification by Bulgarian patrols, the border authorities in neighbouring countries apprehended 616 migrants. 17,186 illegal migrants have been captured in Bulgaria since the beginning of 2023.
The number of visits by foreign nationals to Bulgaria increased by 16.0% in 2023 , with visits from Turkey and Romania contributing the most. T his is stated in the BNB's economic review of the macroeconomic indicators of the Bulgarian..
The Bulgarian Electricity System Operator and the US Trade and Development Agency may cooperate in the implementation of the study activities for the East-West Energy Corridor , which would connect the operators of Turkey, Bulgaria, North Macedonia,..
Bulgarian harpist Prof. Suzanna Klincharova will donate all her works to the US Library of Congress, which makes her the first Bulgarian musician to make such a donation, the Bulgarian Embassy in Washington announced on Facebook. In..
Caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov has admitted the possibility that electricity for households might rise in price from 1 July this year . The..
The Bulgarian Association of Health Care Professionals insists that the Bulgarian state should set a minimum number of nurses in each health care facility..
The 16th edition of the Specialized Agricultural Exhibition BATA AGRO will be opened today in the presence of Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture..
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