Director of Europol Robert Wainwright is on a visit to Bulgaria. The major goal of the visit is strengthening cooperation between the organization and Bulgaria, keeping in mind current challenges in the security sphere. After a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov it was reported that Bulgaria would send two officers to Europol - one specialized in combating terrorism and the other - in combating human trafficking. The Prime Minister also reported that in the past year 200 traffickers were arrested in this country. Rob Wainwright said that in recent months close cooperation in exchange of information between Bulgaria and Europol has been achieved. The guest also pointed out that Europol was ready to assist this country's efforts in combating corruption.
The fire situation in the Blagoevgrad region remains serious. Despite the hot and windy weather, Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov said that so far there was no danger of the flames reaching the settlements. Aircraft from France are still involved in..
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency are introducing enhanced measures against the entry of small-ruminants plague (PPR) into Bulgaria. The preventive actions are due to the worsening situation..
Bulgaria will host the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2025. The proposal was voted on during the 46th session of of the WHC in New Delhi, India. Bulgaria raised its candidacy for being a host after the..
The BG-ALERT system has issued an evacuation warning for the residents of five villages in the municipality of Strumyani due to the large fire that..
The situation related to the two fires raging in Maleshevo and Slavyanka mountains is complicated. Both fronts remain active. About..
The range of the fire on the Bulg arian-Greek border has increased overnight. The fire has crossed the protective clearing over 2 places into Bulgarian..
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