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Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva said the authorities were expecting a new rise in migrant numbers in March next year, reports Focus agency.
According to Kuneva, as of November 2014 more than 30 000 people tried to cross into Bulgaria.
At a joint news conference Kuneva and Interior Minister Veselin Vuchkov said that since the beginning of 2015, the army will start providing logistical support for the border police guarding the Bulgarian-Turkish border.
Earlier on Tuesday Vuchkov told the BNT public broadcaster breakfast show that in the first few months the Interior Ministry will employ 700 additional border guards. He also called for the construction of a barbed wire fence along the entire length of the border with Turkey.
The European Union has taken a significant procedural step toward establishing migrant “return hubs” outside its territory, after the European Parliament approved a new legislative framework aimed at tightening rules on the deportation of rejected asylum
The Bulgarian Central Election Commission (CEC) has completed the lottery to assign numbers to the political parties and coalitions participating in the country's early parliamentary elections on April 19
Bulgaria is preparing to open new border crossings with both Serbia and Turkey as part of efforts to improve regional connectivity, the Cabinet’s press service reported
For a fifth consecutive day, transport operators from Serbia and North Macedonia have been blocking Bulgaria’s border crossings, halting heavy truck traffic.
Bulgaria has closed its border crossings with Serbia and North Macedonia to heavy trucks due to blockades at cargo terminals, the Main Directorate “Border Police” at the Ministry of Interior reported.
For a second day in a row, freight traffic at Bulgaria’s borders with North Macedonia and Serbia remains effectively paralyzed, with dozens of heavy trucks held up at key crossings
Holy Saturday, known in Bulgaria as Lazarus Saturday’s continuation of the Easter cycle, is a quiet but deeply symbolic day in the Orthodox Christian calendar
Health authorities in Bulgaria report a total of 101 confirmed measles cases across the country, according to data from the Ministry of Health
Good Friday, known in Bulgaria as Razpeti petak, is one of the most solemn and deeply observed days in the Orthodox Christian calendar
The Bulgarian scientific research vessel “Sts. Cyril and Methodius” (NIC 421) has returned to Varna, docking at the Marine Station and marking the official end of the country’s 34th Antarctic expedition
Holiday weather conditions are expected to remain mixed across Bulgaria, with alternating periods of sunshine and rain showers, according to the forecast
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has decided that no official delegation will travel to Jerusalem this year to receive the Holy Fire, citing the ongoing tensions in the Middle East
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