Three Europol employees have been sent to Bulgaria to investigate the tragedy with the 18 dead migrants found in a truck near the village of Lokorsko, European Commission sources said. Two officers have been sent to assist the border police and an analyst in the Directorate-General Combating Organized Crime. Immediately after the incident, the Bulgarian authorities turned to Europol for help, BNR sources added.
According to EC spokeswoman Anitta Hipper, this case will not affect the Commission's position on Bulgaria's entry into Schengen. "The challenges of migration are common to the whole of EU," she said.
It will be sunny on Friday. In the afternoon, cumulus clouds will develop over the mountainous regions, but rainfalls are expected only in few places. There will be light easterly wind. The highest temperatures will be between 28°C..
Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov today handed over the keys to 110 new all-terrain vehicles to the Border Police at an official ceremony. The vehicles were purchased with EU funding. The phased delivery of a further 200 pick-up trucks is expected to..
The quality of seawater along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast is excellent, according to the first samples taken at the end of May before the start of the summer season. This was announced at the Shkorpilovtsi resort in the Varna region by the..
Bulgaria will not send troops to Ukraine, Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence confirmed in its position and recalled that only the Parliament can decide on the..
Companies from 25 countries will present innovations in the defense industry at the International Exhibition for Defense Products and Services "Hemus..
Every third crime in Bulgaria is a traffic crime. This is one of the findings of the study "Trends and Prevention of Road Transport Crime", which was..
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