Nikolay Nenchev

The residents of the southwestern border village of Kulata claim that the first illegal migrants have already crossed from Greece into Bulgaria.

Over the weekend, children from the village noticed six-seven men carrying their luggage in bags who were walking on the international railway line.

Bulgaria's Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said Armed Forces and Border Police officers are set to carry out a military drill in a move bolstering security at the country's Black Sea border.

Speaking at the inauguration of Bezmer Airbase, he has not specified a date, but has set the beginning of April as a possible timeframe.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said his country will be forced to raise a fence along the border with Greece if the country does not uphold its "Schengen commitments".

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev reaffirmed on Thursday the country's readiness to erect a light wire fence along its border with Greece in preparation for an eventual increase in migrant pressure.

The minister specified neither the length of the fence nor its exact location out of security considerations, reassuring that the situation at the border is calm for the moment.

Bulgaria's Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has requested an additional BGN 1.5 M (EUR 750,000) to provide essential equipment to army personnel taking part in border protection and control jointly with police, BNR public radio broadcaster reported.

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev did not exclude the possibility of deploying servicemen to patrol the streets of the capital.

This was one of the scenarios exercised during the large-scale anti-terror training of the police and army held in Sofia on Tuesday night and the early hours on Wednesday.

Bulgaria and Serbia have agreed to help each other monitor and control the migration flow across their territories and share relevant information, Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said.

MPs from senior government partner GERB are set to meet with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov to voice their concerns about executive offices taken by members of the DSB party.

The Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) is part of the Reformist Bloc coalition, a coalition partner to GERB, but moved into opposition in December.

Cooperation under the EU and NATO frameworks are on the agenda of Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev and his Romanian counterpart Mihnea Motoc during Nenchev's visit to Bucharest on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov hinted on Monday that one of the state agencies might be closed down.

Borisov said this in connection with the series of public procurement procedures, which have been halted recently due to lack of transparency and unclear selection process of contractors.