406 people have been detained for human trafficking, 612 – for drug trafficking in August. More than 3,700 migrants have been detained in this country, most of them from Afghanistan, Syria, Morocco and Pakistan, indicate data from the specialized inter-administrative unit between the prosecutor’s office and the Ministry of the Interior, set up to help in the investigation during pre-litigation procedures, BNR’s Dobrina Karambolova reports. Angel Papalezov from the National Police Directorate General stated that Bulgaria is one of the countries the main stream of migrants crosses.
In an interview with the BNR Petar Todorov, who resigned as Ministry of the Interior Secretary General stated, that during the last two months the migratory pressure has escalated. “Whereas until June, the refugee centres were 60% full, now they are literally spilling over and are filled to more than 45% over their capacity, i.e. the migratory pressure really is enormous,” he said.
It will be sunny and hot on Tuesday. There will be light to moderate northerly wind. The lowest temperatures will range from 17°C to 22°C, for Sofia 17°C. Maximum temperatures will range from 34°C to 39°C, for Sofia - around 33°C. It will be..
Reactor No. 6 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant was reconnected to the national electricity system at 9 AM on 8 July. The reactor was disconnected on 15 June for planned preventive maintenance of the functioning of a non-nuclear transformer and a..
People in Bulgaria are well aware of the causes and the consequences of climate change, but are uninformed as to the ways to tackle it, indicate data from the latest 6 th climate survey by the European Investment Bank. The survey was..
Wednesday will be hot and sunny. There will be clouds in the afternoon, but rain will only fall in parts of Eastern Bulgaria and in the mountains...
The National Museum of Literature celebrates 174 years since the birth of Ivan Vazov. The celebration also marks the round anniversary of the first..
State gas supplier Bulgargaz has filed a lawsuit against Russia's Gazprom Export at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris, the Bulgarian..
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