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.
A delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the crew of the cargo ship "Galaxy Leader", hijacked by the Yemeni Houthis on May 12, the Xinhua agency reported, quoted by BTA. There are two Bulgarians among the..
Bulgaria does not accept statements and behavior contrary to both the 2017 Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation, as well as to other international agreements that North Macedonia has signed. President Rumen Radev..
The 16th edition of the Specialized Agricultural Exhibition BATA AGRO will be opened today in the presence of Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov. The Forum will be held from 13 to 17 May at the Stara Zagora Airport. The..
Caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov has admitted the possibility that electricity for households might rise in price from 1 July this year . The..
The 16th edition of the Specialized Agricultural Exhibition BATA AGRO will be opened today in the presence of Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture..
The Bulgarian Association of Health Care Professionals insists that the Bulgarian state should set a minimum number of nurses in each health care facility..
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