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Bulgaria: 40 Illegal Migrants found in a Warehouse near Sofia (PHOTO)
40 illegal migrants were found in a warehouse near Sofia, Nova TV reported. Police detained three persons sympathetic to the organization for the illegal trafficking of migrants.
Photo: Nikolay Hristov, Bulgarian National Radio
The Bulgarian Parliament rejected the Referendum on the Euro
After more than three and a half hours of debate and 98 votes "against", the Bulgarian parliament rejected the draft decision of "Vazrazhdane" to hold a referendum that would postpone Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone for twenty years.
Bulgaria: Nationwide Police Operation against Illegal Migration
A specialized police operation against illegal migration has been launched across the country, BNR reported.
The police, together with the prosecutor's office, will attack the so-called "Havalari".
Bulgarian Businesses declared For the Direct Adoption of the Euro and Not its Parallel Introduction
Is it possible to introduce the euro in parallel to the lev? According to Bulgarian businesses, the best option is the fastest adoption of the European currency, rather than its prolonged parallel use.
Bulgaria will continue to Pay for the Accommodation in Hotels of Refugees from Ukraine
The Bulgarian government has extended the term of the current Program for Humanitarian Assistance to Displaced Persons from Ukraine with temporary protection in the Republic of Bulgaria until September 30. According to the decision, hoteliers will continue to receive 15 leva (7.5 euros) per day per person for accommodation.
Bulgaria: Police Action against Trafficking Network that Transported Migrants from Turkey to Western Europe
The Bulgarian police took down a human trafficking network from Turkey through Bulgaria to Western Europe.
Five people were detained on the territory of Haskovo. The organizer of the trafficking ring, a Syrian, and four Bulgarian citizens, complicit in the criminal activity, were detained.
According to BNT, the Syrian has humanitarian status in Germany.
Bulgaria's Finance Minister is preparing a Budget that Meets the Criteria for Entering the Eurozone
The Ministry of Finance is preparing a draft budget in which the indicators fully meet the Maastricht criteria, that is, for entry into the Eurozone. For now, Bulgaria plans to do this in 2025.
Bulgaria: National Palace of Culture to light blue for World Refugee Day
The National Palace of Culture (NDK), in Sofia will be lit in the colour blue on the evening of 20 June to mark World Refugee Day. The initiative is part of UNHCR's, the UN Refugee Agency, marking of the international day to honour people who have been forced to flee.
The Bulgarian National Television now has a News Program in Ukrainian
From the 19th of June, BNT (Bulgarian National Television) started broadcasting a news program "Around the world and in our country" in Ukrainian.
The broadcasts in Ukrainian can be watched online - on the BNT website and on social networks.
The anchor of the news is Maria Plachkova.
Eurostat: Nearly 1/3 of Bulgarians are at Risk of Poverty
In 2022, 95.3 million people in the European Union were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, i.e. they lived in households with serious financial difficulties. This is according to data from the Eurostat statistical office. They remain almost unchanged from the previous year, when 95.4 million people lived at risk of poverty.
Bulgaria: Protest by Nationalists stopped the Screening of a Film part of "Sofia Pride”
A protest by extreme nationalists prevented a screening at the "Odeon" cinema on Saturday (June 10) as part of the Sofia Pride Film Fest, reported organizers from the "Deistvie" Organization. It is part of the cultural program of "Sofia Pride", the biggest event of the LGBTQ+ community in Sofia and Bulgaria. The procession will take place on June 17.
Bulgarian PM: Increase in Pensions, Social Payments are Guaranteed, No Troops to Ukraine
"Regarding the budget, what the finance minister told me is that some of the planned expenses will not be realized, not because someone will stop them, but because there is no readiness for them. However, we guarantee that there will be an increase in pensions, we also guarantee the social payments that were planned in the budget presented by the Cabinet".
Russians: Out of 200 Asylum Applications in Bulgaria only 8 were Approved
From February 24 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, until April of this year, more than 200 applications were submitted to the Bulgarian State Agency for Refugees requesting the granting of political asylum to citizens of the Russian Federation. Of these, only 8 were approved, according to data from the emigrant organization "For Free Russia", founded in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria: Denkov Presented Priorities of the New Cabinet: Budget Deficit, Schengen, Eurozone and Judicial Reform
The candidate for Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov presented the structure and composition of his government to the Bulgarian deputies. In the beginning, he warned that the unusual formula of a cabinet with rotating prime ministers was selected because of the difficult situation in the country in an attempt to avoid another election. Among the priorities of his government, he indicated:
Bulgaria’s Parliament will Vote on the "Denkov-Gabriel" Cabinet tomorrow
The head of state Rumen Radev has issued a decree for the voting of the proposed WCC-DB cabinet, and the speaker of the National Assembly has scheduled an extraordinary meeting for tomorrow.