The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense will be responsible for the transportation of employees of the Ministry of Interior, who guard the border between Bulgaria and Turkey. More than 700 new employees of “Border Police” will be recruited and the construction of the fence with a length of 131 kilometers along the border will be completed. This was what Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva, Interior Minister Veselin Vuchkov and Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev said during a meeting of the Council of Ministers. In 2014 some 30 million euros were spent to deal with the refugee pressure and next year Minister Vuchkov says 50 million will be needed. Migration pressure is expected to rise in March, Meglena Kuneva announced.
Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov met at the Council of Ministers with relatives of the Bulgarian sailors on board the hijacked ship Galaxy Leader, where Glavchev assured that efforts to secure their release were..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with 152 votes in favour - of GERB-CDS, MRF, Vazrazhdane, "BSP for Bulgaria" and ITN. 35 PP-DB MPs..
"Money for salaries in the tourist sector has increased many times, but there are no staff in Bulgaria." This statement about the state of the tourism industry in Bulgaria was made by Veselin Nalbantov, Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Hotel and..
MEPs are concerned about Russian interference in the upcoming elections on June 9, and the properties on the territory of Bulgaria currently owned by..
On Thursday , a cold atmospheric front will pass through the country. It will be rainy with thunders over the whole of Bulgaria. There..
Members of Parliament observed a minute of silence to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire (1915-1916). April 24 was..
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