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Bulgaria's Garmen Braces for Massive anti-Roma Protest
Security has been stepped up in the village of Garmen, southwestern Bulgaria, ahead of a protest against illegal buildings and settlers in a Roma neighborhood.
Anti-riot police have been deployed around the Kremikovtsi neighborhood to preserve the order as locals have held rallies every evening in the past few days, calling for an end for lawlessness there.
Bulgaria Voices Support for Macedonia's Territorial Integrity
Bulgaria is backing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighbouring Macedonia, President Rosen Plevneliev said on Tuesday.
Bulgarian Border Police Officer Detained for Trafficking of Immigrants
A Bulgarian border police officer from the Lesovo border checkpoint was detained for the trafficking of immigrants over the border with Turkey.
The detention was the joint effort of the Interior Ministry and the State Agency for National Security (DANS) under the guidance of the regional prosecutor's office in Elhovo.
Bulgarian Authorities Detain Three Migrant Traffickers in Sofia
Bulgarian authorities detained three migrant traffickers from Algeria, Iran and Iraq in Sofia on Friday.
They are suspected of organising the illegal transfer of immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East to Western Europe via the territories of Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia.
Bulgarian Police Arrests Over 60 Illegal Immigrants in Sofia
Officers of the State agency National Security, the Migration Directorate, as well as police authorities have executed a specialized operation and arrested 60 illegal immigrants, located in Sofia, near Lavov most.
Bulgaria's Cabinet, Social Partners Reach Agreement on Pension Reforms
The Bulgarian government and representatives of the trade unions and the employers' organisations reached an agreement on the conditions of retirement in the forthcoming years.
The proposal for a pension reform will be tabled to parliament and all three sides said that compromises were made, daily Dnevnik reports.
Bulgaria's Finance Ministry Boasts Successful Placement of 5-Year BGN-Denominated Govt Securities
Bulgaria's Finance Ministry reopened Monday the 5-year issue of Government Securities (GS) issued on February 4, 2015 maturing on February 4, 2020.
At the auction held on May 18 GS to the amount of BGN 50 million were successfully placed, with the average weighted yield being 1,28%, according to a media statement of the Finance Ministry.
Bulgaria's Stanishev to Face 71-Year-Old Candidate for 2nd PES Term
MEP Sergey Stanishev, who heads the Party of European Socialists (PES), is now officially running for a second term, a recent post on Facebook has suggested.
Stanishev has used his profile to remind that he will take part in the election that is to be held in Budapest on June 12-13, at a congress of his party.
Influx to Bulgaria not Expected over Macedonia Tensions - Officials
Bulgaria authorities consider a flow of asylum seekers from neighboring Macedonia unlikely, State Refugee Agency (DAB) head Nikola Kazakov has said.
Sofia's Population Grew by 7000 in 2014
The population of Bulgaria's capital Sofia and of the other largest cities in the country increased in 2014, an inquiry has suggested.
Bulgarian Population to Decrease to 5.5 Million in 2060 - EU Commission
According to forecasts of the European Commission, the population of Bulgaria will decrease to 5.5 million by 2060.
This was revealed by the 2015 Ageing Report: Economic and budgetary projections for the 28 EU Member States in the period 2013-2060, which was published on Tuesday.
Turkey Police Detain Migrants, Traffickers at Border with Bulgaria
Forty-five asylum seekers and 4 traffickers have been detained while trying to cross into Bulgaria from the Turkish side of the border.
The migrants were discovered in two vans while their drivers' documents were being checked by police, according to the Bulgarian National Radio.
Thirty of the potential asylum seekers were Syrians, and the other fifty were from Iraq.
Bulgaria Detains 37 Illegal Migrants at Danube Bridge
The Bulgarian authorities detained on Tuesday a group of 37 illegal immigrants at the Danube Bridge border checkpoint.
Among the detained people were women, children and a pregnant woman, BGNES news agency reports.
The illegal immigrants were hidden in a TIR truck with a Turkish licence plate, driven by a Romanian citizen.
Bulgaria Should Be Able to Bar People from Traveling Abroad, IntMin says
Bulgaria's counter-intelligence and security agency DANS must have the competence of prohibiting travels abroad if the person concerned could potentially threaten national security, officials say.
Bulgaria Has Fifth Largest Share of Obese Children in Europe - WHO
According to the latest figures of WHO, which were presented in Prague on Wednesday, Bulgaria has the fifth largest share of obese or overweight children under the age of five in Europe.
The results of an obesity forecast exercise, which were revealed at the European Obesity Conference, showed that the share of obese or overweight children in Bulgaria was 19.8 %.