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Bulgaria-Greece Border Record Busy during Easter 2012 [Apr 17, 2012] More than 100 000 Bulgarian residents have visited Greece in search of more exciting Easter holidays, obviously undisturbed by the economic turmoil in the neighboring country. Traffic through Bulgaria-Greece border checkpoints was record-high during the Easter holidays, the most intensive being at the Kulata and Kapitan Petko Voyvoda, the Bulgarian Border Police announced. More than 65 000 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Busts 8 Illegal Immigrants [Jan 01, 2012] The Bulgarian border police detained a total of eight illegal immigrants on December 31 and January 1. At approximately 1:30 pm local time on Sunday, three young men were busted near the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing point. The men, aged between 24 and 27, claimed to be Palestinian citizens and will be detained by the local authorities for 24 hours. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Captures 9 Illegal Immigrants from Syria, Iraq [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police has captured a total of nine illegal immigrants from Iraq and Syria in two unrelated incidents. Four illegal foreigners ? three men from Syria and one from Iraq ? were busted late Tuesday night at the Bulgarian border with Greece near Petrich, the Interior Ministry announced Wednesday. The four men were caught right before they were trying to cross from Bulgaria into ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria: Migrants' Latest Route to the EU [Jul 16, 2011] from Global Post by Jodi Hilton A narrowly paved road and a rusting fence is all that divides the European Union from Turkey north of the Bulgarian border checkpoint at Kapitan Andreevo. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria gets coastal surveillance system [May 16, 2011] BREMEN, Germany, May 16 (UPI) -- The Bulgarian border police have taken delivery of a coastal surveillance system from Atlas Elektronik of Germany. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Detains 8 Random Aliens Trying to Enter from Turkey [Mar 06, 2011] Bulgarian border authorities have detained overnight eight persons attempting to illegally enter the country from Turkey in three separate cases. In one of them Bulgarian border police found and detained a Libyan citizen near the Malko Tarnovo checkpoint in the southeastern corner of the country, who was attempting to wander in Bulgaria. The information that the police has does not suggest that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Launch FMD Disinfection Tax on Turkish Border [Jan 18, 2011] Each vehicle passing through the Turkish-Bulgarian border will have to pay an at least EUR 2 disinfection tax, the measure aiming to stop the recent foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Bulgaria. Upon paying the tax, the vehicles will be thoroughly disinfected. The measure was announced by Yordan Voynov, Head of State Veterinary Public Health Control Directorate on Monday.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Border Police Capture 18 Illegal Immigrants [Dec 31, 2010] Two separate attempts by foreign citizens to enter Bulgaria illegally have been dealt with by the Bulgarian border police on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria detains 73 Asian immigrants at Greek border [Jul 21, 2010] SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria detained 73 illegal immigrants from southern Asia when they tried to cross the Greek-Bulgarian border hidden in a truck travelling to Hungary, the interior ministry said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Border Police Capture 5 Illegal Immigrants [Apr 04, 2010] Bulgarian border police officers have caught five illegal Turkish immigrants hidden in a truck. The Turkish citizens were found as the truck transporting car parts for Germany entered Bulgaria at the Lesovo border crossing point. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek farmers end Bulgaria border blockade: police (Eu Business) [Feb 17, 2010] (SOFIA ) - Greek farmers started to pull their tractors back from the main border crossing with Bulgaria Wednesday, ending their 30-day blockade in demand of government aid, Bulgarian border police said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Greece Border Closed for Traffic, Protests Escalate (Novinite.com) [Feb 04, 2010] All border crossing points, except Zlatograd, between Bulgaria and Greece are closed Thursday, the Bulgarian border police reports. Kulata-Promahon, Ilinden-Eksohi and Capitan Petko Voyvoda-Ormenion are closed for all traffic. The road at Zlatograd is not accessible for tractor-trailers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Border Police Capture 14 Illegal Iraqi Immigrants (Novinite.com) [Jan 31, 2010] Bulgaria?s border policemen have detained 14 illegal aliens from Iraq near the southeast border town of Svilengrad. They were any identity documents, and most likely were abandoned by human traffickers are they crossed the Bulgarian border. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece Vows to End Farmers' Blockade on Bulgaria Border by Weekend (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] Greece has made the commitment to solve the problem with the Greek farmers' blockades at the Greece-Bulgarian border. The information was reported by Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, who held talks Thursday with the Greek Deputy Energy Minister. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Demands EC Actions against Greece over Border Blockade (Novinite.com) [Jan 18, 2010] Bulgaria and Romania are going to ask Tuesday morning the European Commission to intervene over the blockade of the Bulgarian border checkpoints by Greek farmers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek Farmers Set to Block Bulgaria Border for 10 Days (Novinite.com) [Jan 16, 2010] Protesting Greek farmers are set to block the Bulgarian border for 10 days from Monday, it became clear after a meeting between local government officials from Greece and Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>