In 2019 Bulgaria has approved 885 applications for international protection, Eurostat data show. Sofia responded favorably to one out of three applications received. Most often, protection is given to Syrian citizens, who account for 70% of cases,..
Bulgaria and Belgium have joined a coalition of EU member states interested in taking in and providing shelter to unaccompanied migrant children currently located in the Greek islands. This has been confirmed by European Commission spokesperson Adalbert..
Greek authorities have asked Bulgaria for a controlled discharge of water from the Ivaylovgrad Dam in order to prevent illegal migrants crossing the Maritza River. Greek TV stations Star and Antenna have reported of controlled rising of river..
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov held telephone conversations with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council Charles Michel with a focus on the situation along the borders. Boyko Borissov..
British police say 39 bodies have been found near London in a lorry container that had come from Bulgaria. Essex police say people have been pronounced dead at the scene in an industrial park east of London. It has been reported that the victims..
Three Bulgarians and one Afghan were sentenced to life in prison in Hungary for the deaths of 71 migrants whose bodies were discovered crammed in a truck and abandoned on a highway in Austria in the summer of 2015. The court's decision is final...
Almost 2000 people illegally entered Bulgaria in 2018, migration statistics of the Ministry of Interior show. Data show that despite the fence along the border with Turkey and the reinforced guarding, many of the illegal entries take place there...
Croatian police said they found 70 illegal immigrants without identity papers in a truck driven by two Bulgarians. Both have been charged with illegal movement and stay in the territory of Croatia. Judicial authorities have started an investigation..
Migratory pressure to Bulgaria has declined by 80 percent, Bulgarian Minister of Interior Valentin Radev has told reporters. According to him, bilateral talks with Turkey have helped in achieving these results. Minister Radev vowed that the..
The Turkish border authorities have intercepted a group of 37 migrants who have attempted to cross illegally into Bulgaria. The migrants went into hiding in two villages close to Derekoy in Turkey and Malko Tarnovo in Bulgaria. The..
