Compared to 2020, the number of illegal migrants detained during the first 6 months of the year has quadrupled, the Border Police announced for the BNR. During this period the border authorities have prevented almost 8,300 illegal migrants from crossing the Bulgaria-Turkey border, and another 4,710 at the border with Greece.
235 people have been detained while attempting to cross the Bulgaria-Turkey border, the biggest number among them from Afghanistan, followed by Syria and Iraq. 172 have been detained while trying to cross over into Bulgaria from Greece illegally.
Overnight it will be clear and almost calm . Sunday will be sunny. Daytime temperatures will rise, with highs mostly between 31°C and 36°C, around 32°C in Sofia. It will be sunny over the mountains. There will be light winds from the east,..
The Romanian Border Police has ordered measures to ensure operational control and reduce waiting times at the border with Bulgaria at Giurgiu-Ruse , where heavy traffic is expected over the weekend, BTA reported, citing the Agerpres agency. An..
One of our ambitious goals is to make Sofia a net zero carbon city by 2030. This was announced by the Mayor of Sofia, Vasil Terziev, at the opening of the 61st session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Bulgaria's capital city..
A fire broke out in a fireworks warehouse complex between the town of Elin Pelin and the village of Gara Elin Pelin near Sofia, the BTA news agency..
The man injured in the explosions at a fireworks warehouse near the village of Elin Pelin has died. The doctors did everything they could, condolences to..
The Bulgarian state is planning to allocate significant funding for the new laboratory at the Bulgarian base in Antarctica , public service TV BNT..
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