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Migrants have increasingly deserted the centre for the accommodation of refugees located in the Bulgarian town of Harmanli.
At present, there are less than 200 foreigners, with the buildings lying empty and the staff being too numerous.
The largest refugee camp in Bulgaria was half full for the last time in September, private bTV station informs.
Since then, neither the procedure for granting refugee status, which usually lasts until six months, nor the number of newcomers, has decreased.
At the same time, the interior ministry has not registered drop to the migratory pressure exerted on the country.
The reason is that the foreigners accommodated in the centre flee to western Europe, most often to Germany.
The director of the centre, Yordan Malinov, notes that this is not a prison and people can not be forced to stay against their will.
Despite the lack of refugees, a public procurement procedure for 400 new housing containers has been launched.
According to the management of the camp, the containers will be only stored in Harmanli.
Brussels has unofficially warned Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova that the country’s euro adoption process could be suspended, according to BGNES, citing Nova TV.
"Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized.
Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds, as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova.
The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva, reflecting a 15.
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