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The number of people whose applications for humanitarian or refugee status were approved in Bulgaria in 2016 is 971, given a total number of over 16,000 applications, announced the Deputy Chairman of the State Agency for Refugees Daniel Indzhiev.

Migrant pressure in Bulgaria has reached a critical point, reported BGNES, citing sources at the state Agency for Refugees.

The information is confirmed by the regular report of the Interior Ministry, according to which, by September 22, refugee centres were full at 98%.

A Coordination Centre for Counteracting Illegal Migration has been established with Chief Directorate Border Police, announced the Ministry of Interior.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has reported received an envelope containing a bullet and his photograph - as well as threatening messages left in the building of the government - Bulgarian National Radio reported on Monday.

State prosecutors found evidence about a planned attack on Peevski while investigating an attempt to kill former security agent Alexey Petrov, who was shot at with two grenade launchers in Sofia in October 2015, the ministry said on Monday.

An anonymous letter with unspecified death threats against Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has been received at the government headquarters in Sofia, public radio broadcaster BNR reported on Monday.

The unsigned enveleope contained a photograph of Borisov with a bullet attached to it, BNR said. The death threats were written in letters cut from a newspaper.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has decided to redistribute the specific porfolios assigned to the four Deputy Prime Ministers, the government's press office has said.

The move is related to the recent appointment of Meglena Kuneva, until then Deputy PM for institutional affairs without a ministerial portfolio, as Education Minister.

Between 100 and 200 people are applying on a daily basis for certificates proving their Bulgarian descent.

This was revealed by Ivanka Slavcheva, a chief expert at the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, at the opening of the sixth session of the world parliament of Bulgarians.

A special unit tasked with processing flight reservation data is to be established at Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (DANS), according to a set of legal amendments proposed by the government.

The changes to the State Agency for National Security Act are to be submitted to Parliament.

Bulgarian authorities have detained two men - one from Syria and one from Afghanistan - considered to be a threat to national security, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

The two men were detained in two separate operations in Sofia conducted jointly by the the Interior Ministry Migration Directorate and the State Agency for National Security DANS.