Currently, only 454 people are accommodated at refugee centers in Bulgaria, which is only 9% of their total capacity, sources of the State Agency for Refugees announced. In 2019 the number of foreign national who applying for international protection decreased. The information of the State Agency for Refugees come against the backdrop of increased concerns that due to Turkey’s military operations in Syria against the Kurds a new migration wave towards the EU through Bulgaria may occur. Bulgaria’s President Rumen radev warned that in the event of a sudden migration pressure Bulgaria will not be able to deal with the situation on its own.
A serious restrictive and even repressive attitude among Bulgarian society on the current issues of school education and upbringing is shown by an independent poll by the sociological agency "Myara". It was conducted between January 29 and 31, 2025..
In 2022, 14.7% of workers in the EU were low-wage earners . By definition, low-wage earners are those who earn two-thirds or less of the average gross hourly wage in the country. Bulgaria had the highest share of low-wage earners (26.84%). This..
The European Commission hopes to have a positive decision this year on at least part of the second payment under the Recovery and Resilience Plan in the amount of 653 million euros for Bulgaria . This was stated by the Commission spokesman Maciej..
Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev today received at the Foreign Ministry Susan Falatko, who arrived in Sofia a few days ago as Charge d'Affaires of the U.S...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Bulgarian citizens to avoid traveling to Greece because of a planned national strike today. The Foreign Ministry..
The number of pensioners in January this year increased by 15,630 people, or 0.8%, compared to the first month of the previous year, the National Social..
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