Between January 1 and February 2, 2017, the number of illegal migrants taken out of Bulgaria exceeded the number of those who entered the country, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior reported. A total of 230 illegally-residing migrants were taken out of Bulgaria, whereas only 179 illegal foreign national entered Bulgaria during that period. Highest migration pressure was registered along Bulgaria-Serbia border. Most of the illegal migrants detained at the Bulgarian border were nationals of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Data of the Migration Directorate of the Ministry of interio shows that just over 5,000 migrants, including ones with asylum status, are residing in Bulgaria. Most of them (3,728) were accommodated in migrant centers of the State Agency for Refugees. Nearly 1,000 migrants live in closed-type migrant centers.
On Friday , the lowest temperatures in Bulgaria will be between minus 3 and 2°C; in Sofia - about minus 3°C. During the day, sunny weather will prevail in the western and central regions of the country, while cloudiness will increase..
Hundreds gathered in front of the Council of Ministers building in defense of Bulgarian livestock farming and in support of the family from Velingrad whose flock of sheep was threatened with culling. The protesters demanded the..
The Council of the European Union decided that checks at the land Schengen borders of Bulgaria and Romania will be lifted from January 1, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU said. In 2024, checks at the air and sea Schengen borders..
The Council of the European Union decided that checks at the land Schengen borders of Bulgaria and Romania will be lifted from January 1, the..
'Russia has allocated EUR 69 million for the spread of propaganda and significant interference in the internal affairs of Bulgaria and Romania',..
''After the accession to Schengen, we need to improve the infrastructure on the border with Turkiye, Serbia and Romania to facilitate traffic and to..
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