During the past year Bulgaria granted the right of permanent residence to a total of 8795 nationals of non-EU countries. This has been announced by the European Commission, quoting data by Eurostat. Most often, the right of permanent residence in Bulgaria was given to Russians (3307), Turkish (2347), and Ukrainians (598 persons). One third of the permits for permanent residence in the country were granted due to family ties, 10 percent were related to education, while only 3.5 percent were job-related. Other reasons are stated as grounds for granting permits to the remaining 56.7 percent of the people who received them, it was reported.
The NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre (NIFC) held the Spring Session of NATO's Senior Policy and Resource Committee in Sofia on Thursday. It was hosted by the Defence Intelligence Service (DIS). The meeting brought together nearly 50 representatives from..
Bulgaria values greatly the active contacts with the Bulgarian community in Kosovo , Head of State Rumen Radev said. He met with representatives of the Association for the Development and Integration of the Bulgarian Community in the Republic of Kosovo,..
On May 10, the Vrazhdebna Transport Airbase in Sofia holds a day of open doors, the airbase announced on Facebook. The event is dedicated to 40 years of L-410 and AN-26 aircraft in the composition of the Bulgarian Air Force. The doors..
On Saturday minimum temperatures in the country will range from 5 to 10° C., for Sofia 5 ° C. In the morning there will be significant clouds over..
The GERB/SDS coalition will have more seats in the 50 th National Assembly – 80, as compared to 69 in the 49 th National Assembly. The..
The mountain rescue service - Lakatnik unit are launching a 100-metre zipline at the picturesque Lakatnik cliffs in the Iskar Gorge. The initiative is..
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