980 attempts to illegally enter the country have been foiled in the last 24 hours alone , Minister of Internal Affairs Kalin Stoyanov announced in Elhovo. Migrant pressure is many times higher than last year, the minister said. "There are days..
The migrant pressure on Bulgaria since the beginning of the year has increased by 40% compared to the same period last year , Caretaker Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev announced to BNR. He added that 2022 was a record year – with three times the..
MEPs from the Netherlands and Belgium will visit the border with Turkey to see with their own eyes how Bulgaria is dealing with migrant pressure . The visit will take place within two months, announced the Bulgarian MEP Angel Jambazki. The idea..
"Turkey promised to stop the flow of migrants to Bulgaria", said caretaker Minster of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev, who was part of President Rumen Radev's delegation that visited Istanbul and met with Turkish President Recep Erdogan, reported Nova TV...
The Bulgarian authorities report increased migrant pressure towards Bulgaria. Since the beginning of the year, Border Police officers have detained 1,686 illegal crossings of the border and prevented over 110,000 attempts by immigrants to enter the..
More than 500 service persons have been deployed to guard Bulgaria’s border, caretaker Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov said for bTV. This is not the army’s first time at the border, the service persons know the terrain well and are doing a good..
Bulgaria should negotiate with Turkey on limiting migrant pressure at the border, mayors of municipalities and villages located near the Bulgaria-Turkey border said. "The migrant pressure is enormous, especially in the forest areas in the evening..
Outgoing Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova stated in a televised interview that at this time, there is no migrant pressure along Bulgaria’s borders and that last week only two people were intercepted while trying to enter the country illegally...
A total of 816 illegal migrants have been detained on the territory of Bulgaria in the week from 11 to 18 August or 19 percent more than during the first week of the month, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry says. This means last week marked a..
In connection with increasing migrant pressure on Bulgaria the Ministry of Interior has started a series of meetings in border regions. Talking to municipal officials in Malko Tarnovo, Southeastern Bulgaria, the Interior Ministry Chief Secretary..
