The Republic of North Macedonia became Nato’s newest member on March 27, on depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the US State Department in Washington DC, Nato said in a statement. Nato Allies signed North Read more…
Criminals have been quick to seize opportunities to exploit the Covid-19 crisis by adapting their modi operandi or engaging in new criminal activities, according to a new report by European police co-operation agency Europol. These fall into four main areas Read more…
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov phoned European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commission President Charles Michel to inform them of his discussions with Turkish President Erdoğan on the crisis in Syria and the refugee situation, the government Read more…
Additional gendarmerie have been deployed at Bulgaria’s border with Turkey, given the increased attempted movement of migrants across the Turkish border to Bulgaria and Greece, but there have been only isolated attempts at illegal crossings into Bulgaria, Interior Minister Mladen Read more…
Bulgaria joined Greece on Friday in boosting border controls after Turkey said it would no longer prevent refugees from going to Europe. “We sent police forces to our borders (with Turkey) early in the morning. It is worrying that the Turkish Read more…
Turkey is preparing an initiative for cooperation between the Turkish and Bulgarian police in order to secure the common borders more effectively, Aksam newspaper said. Common border patrols for border protection can be formed, the newspaper added. Turkey has negotiated such an initiative with Serbia. According to Read more…
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has issued a call to young people taking part in the Lukov March not to blindly believe in ideologies that are against humanity and which preach hatred, racism and xenophobia. In Read more…
BGN 20 million has been provided for ambulance helicopters. The funds will come after talks with the European Commission on the Operational Program “Regions in Growth”, Parliament announced on February 20, BNT reported. The government considers buying two ambulance helicopters and build the necessary infrastructure. Source: BGN Read more…
The latest annual “No to Nazis on our Streets” demonstration will be held in Sofia on February 22, as a protest against the “Lukov March” planned for that day. The Lukov March, held in Sofia every February since 2003, honours Read more…
A current and former member of Bulgaria’s Gambling Commission have been charged with involvement in an organised crime group allegedly headed by Vassil Bozhkov, it emerged on February 11 from an announcement by the Specialized Criminal Court. Plamen Georgiev was Read more…
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