The Bulgarian Ministry of Interior has announced that thanks to its information and together with Europol in Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Belgium, an operation took place to neutralize an organized criminal group, specialized in illegal production of cigarettes. A total of 16 people have been arrested and two factories were discovered. 17 tons of tobacco have been confiscated, as well as more than 500 million cigarettes, machinery and other materials used in the criminal activity. The process of assessing the damage done by the activity continues.
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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