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Bulgaria's Flood Death Toll Rises to 8 [Feb 06, 2012] A total of eight persons have drowned in Southeastern Bulgaria as a result of flooding caused by the breaking of local water reservoir dams, the Interior Ministry has confirmed. The death toll continued to rise throughout Monday, with three casualties reported initially. The highest number of casualties was registered in the village of Biser, Haskovo District, where at least 200 houses have been ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior Ministry to Restrict Use of Force, Firearms [Jan 31, 2012] Reforms at the Interior Ministry will include the introduction of legal amendments stipulating the standard of "absolute necessity for the use of firearms and other police-related tools," according to Deputy Interior Minister Veselin Vuchkov. Speaking at a Tuesday conference on reforms at the Interior, he said that the Interior Ministry Act would be changed in response to over 30 trials against ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Chief Interior Secretary Hints of Likely Resignation [Jan 26, 2012] Bulgaria's Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry, Kalin Georgiev, hinted before journalists Thursday that he was ready to resign over recent harsh criticism of the work of the country's police. "I think that I am a responsible individual. I have made my decision and have reported it to Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Civil Defense to Test Siren System in 10 Cities [Dec 14, 2011] Bulgaria's emergency siren system will be tested at 1:00 pm on Wednesday in ten Bulgarian cities, the interior ministry announced. The cities are Sofia, Burgas, Varna, Kardzhali, Monatana, Pazardzhik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Ruse and Smolyan. The test is carried out according the Order for Early Warnings and Announcement of Disasters.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Civil Defense to Test Siren System in 10 Cities [Dec 12, 2011] Bulgaria's emergency siren system will be tested at 1:00 pm on Wednesday in 10 Bulgarian cities, the Interior Ministry informs. The cities are Sofia, Burgas, Varna, Kardzhali, Monatana, Pazardzhik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Ruse and Smolyan. The test is carried out according the Order for Early Warnings and Announcement of Disasters.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior Gets Third Extra Subsidy Under Budget 2011 [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Interior Ministry will get an additional subsidy of BGN 6.5 M under Budget 2011 to meet running costs. The decision to disburse extra funds for the Interior was taken during Wednesday's cabinet session. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Busts 13 Illegal Immigrants from Iraq, Syria [Dec 06, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police captured a total of thirteen illegal immigrants from Syria and Iraq late on Monday, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry has informed. The immigrants were detected by special night vision devices. First, three individuals were caught on Monday close to the Southeastern Bulgarian town of Malko Tarnovo, which is located near the country's Turkish border. ... [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 Busts 16 Illegal Immigrants from Afghanistan, Iraq, Algeria [Nov 23, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police has busted a total of 16 illegal immigrants from as far as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Algeria. 13 men were arrested late Tuesday night near the southwestern Bulgarian town of Petrich after they went around the Bulgaria-Greece border crossing point at Kulata-Promachonas, the Interior Ministry announced. Eight of them are Afghans, three are Iraqis, and one is Algerian.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Netherlands Unwavering in Not Letting Bulgaria in Schengen [Nov 15, 2011] The Netherlands is not going to change its position on Bulgaria's and Romania's joining of the Schengen zone, according to a Dutch Interior Ministry spokesperson, speaking for the Bulgarian National Radio. The statement comes on the heels of reports that Finland has softened its position on Bulgaria and Romania's Schengen accession. The Nordic country is now in favor of the EU opening its air ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Turns 4 Busted Albanians Over to Greece [Nov 14, 2011] Four Albanians arrested in Bulgaria under European Arrest Warrants have been turned over by the Bulgarian police to the Greek authorities, the Interior Ministry in Sofia announced. The four Albanians have been wanted by Greece through the Schengen Information System for kidnapping, robberies, and extortion; they have made a total of EUR 1.4 M, the Bulgarian police explained. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Bust Illegal Nigerian, Afghan in Dutch Car Trunk [Nov 14, 2011] Bulgarian and Romanian border police officers have arrested two illegal immigrants hidden in the car trunk of a Dutch citizen, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced. The two men ? one from Nigeria and one from Afghanistan ? were found hidden in car driven by 50-year-old citizen of the Netherlands during a joint inspection of the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities on the so called Danube Bridge ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior Minister on Official Visit to US [Nov 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, is leaving Monday on an official trip to the US. The news was reported by the Interior Ministry press center. The Chief of the Main Directorate for the Fight against Organized Crime (GDBOP), Stanimir Florov, is also part of the delegation. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Attempts to Sway EU about Schengen Readiness [Sep 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, is participating Wednesday in a conference in Brussels dedicated to the enlargement of the Schengen Zone. The information was provided by the Interior Ministry's press center. The conference is titled EU Migration Policy in the Light of the Schengen Enlargement while Tsvetanov's report to be presented there ? Bulgaria on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Tsar Saxe-Coburg Praises PM Borisov's 'Instinct' [Sep 01, 2011] Bulgaria's former Tsar and former PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg has expressed a high opinion of current Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. It was during the Cabinet of Saxe-Coburg and his National Movement for Stability and Prosperity in 2001-2005 that Borisov first entered Bulgarian politics in his capacity as Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry. Before that, Borisov's security firm Ipon was ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sends 3rd Group of 'Shock' Special Ops Detainees to Italy [Aug 26, 2011] Bulgaria has extradited to Italy a third group of members of a large international ring of credit card fraudsters, who were nabbed at the beginning of July in a special police operation codenamed "Shock". The information was reported by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry's press center. The latest group includes 12 individuals accused of credit card fraud.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Shift Budget Focus from Security to Education - Finance Minister [Aug 16, 2011] Bulgaria's government has been giving too much money for the security sector, and too little for, and that is bound to change in 2012, Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has promised. "The major focus of the 2012 Budget Act will be the redistribution of funds from the security sector, which includes the Interior Ministry, the intelligence services, and the State National Security Agency DANS ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ruling Party Pledges to Restrict Wiretap Use [Aug 15, 2011] MPs from Bulgaria's ruling center-right party GERB plan to table legal amendments drastically restricting the use of special surveillance devices. A special working group consisting of GERB MPs, experts from Bulgaria's Interior Ministry and the Council of Ministers have said that the proposals will be given a priority review after the Parliament's summer recess, according to accounts of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Whistle Blowing Traffic Cop Faces Court Trial [Aug 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Interior Ministry is set to file a Court claim against traffic police officer, Konstantin Ivanov, who revealed the umbrella policy of the institution towards traffic violations committed by its donors. The information was reported by Ivanov in a Sunday interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, saying he learned about his former bosses intentions through a colleague and was ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sends Detainees from 'Shock' Special Ops to Italy [Jul 28, 2011] Bulgaria has transferred to Italian authorities the first group of thirteen individuals detained during the international police operation codenamed "Shock." The news was announced by the Interior Ministry's press center Thursday. ... [via YahooNews] More >>