Bulgaria's Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov said from the parliamentary rostrum that so far there are no indications of an impending wave of refugees due to the war in Gaza. Stoyanov took part in the debates on the motion of no confidence in the cabinet...
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..
Bulgaria will receive 200 million euros from the EU to strengthen security at the Bulgarian-Turkish border , Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said during his visit to the Border Police Station in Malko Tarnovo. Bulgaria has received assurances that..
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has indicated the strengthening of the Bulgarian-Turkish border as a priority in operational measures against illegal migration . After the end of the first day of the meeting of the..
The migrant pressure on Bulgaria since the beginning of the year has increased by 40% compared to the same period last year , Caretaker Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev announced to BNR. He added that 2022 was a record year – with three times the..
In the municipality of Bolyarovo, on the border with Turkey, the operation of the border police department, closed in June 2022, has already partially been restored. 35 border guards are currently appointed, while there were 100 employees a..
The drivers of vans carrying illegal migrants in Bulgaria receive instructions from migrant smugglers to hit police cars and cause damage if chased by police . This was announced to the BNR by the Director of the Border Police, Chief Commissioner..
Due to the geopolitical situation, the economic and humanitarian crisis, the earthquake in Turkey and Syria and the problems in the Middle East, a new large wave of migrants to Bulgaria is expected . The Bulgarian border is guarded under..
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen identified the control of the Bulgarian-Turkish border as the most urgent task in relation to the strengthening of the EU's land borders. She made the remarks at the European Parliament in Brussels..
The Turkish Prosecutor's Office has started an investigation into the incident on the Bulgarian-Turkish border in which a Bulgarian border police officer was killed. The shooter has been arrested. This is what the ambassador of Turkey to Bulgaria,..
