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Bulgaria-Turkey Gas Pipeline Won't Carry Costlier Fuel - Ambassador [Apr 03, 2012] A pipeline carrying Azeri gas to Turkey is expected to reach Bulgaria's Kapitan Andreevo, according to Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria Ismail Aramaz. In a Tuesday statement in the northeastern city of Ruse, he explained that the pipeline would allow reverse flow, as Bulgaria had requested. During his visit to Ruse, the Turkish Ambassador met with District Governor Stefko Burdzhiev and Mayor ... [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's Kapitan Anrdeevo Border Checkpoint Braces for Major Overhaul [Aug 20, 2011] Bulgaria's Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint will undergo a major overhaul, according to an announcement of the Municipal Administration in the southern city of Haskovo. The repair works will start after the completion of the technical project and the selection of a contractor, which is expected to be done by November. The procedure will bring the border checkpoint in line with Schengen acquis ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Almost 100 kg Heroin Captured at Bulgaria-Turkey Border [Mar 07, 2011] Bulgaria's police have captured a shipment of 96 kg of heroin at the country's border with Turkey in an anti-narcotics operation coordinated with DEA. The drugs were found at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing in a truck with Bulgarian license plates bringing cement into Bulgaria from Turkey. The special operation was carried out the in southeastern Haskovo District on Saturday and on Sunday ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Updates Schengen Action Plan [Jan 19, 2011] The Bulgarian government has made a correction to its Schengen Accession Action Plan. The plan has been updated in order to meet the recent expert recommendations on covering the covering the technical criteria for a Schengen entry. According to the updated plan, the building of light-construction halls for secondary control on the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey will be a joint ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Turkish Citizen Killed in Bulgaria Traffic Accident [May 08, 2010] A 53-year-old Turkish citizen was killed in a tragic car accident in Bulgaria on the E-80 highway between Svilengrad and Kapitan Andreevo early Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Turkey Border Closed over Flooding (Novinite.com) [Feb 16, 2010] The Bulgaria-Turkey border has again been closed due to flooding after intense rainfall in the region on Monday. The Kapitan Andreevo border crossing was closed completely at 04:30 Tuesday morning, after only being open for trucks since Monday evening due to an increasing level of the flood waters. [via YahooNews] More >>

Turkey closes border crossing with flood-hit Bulgaria (People's Daily) [Feb 16, 2010] Turkey closed a northwestern border crossing with Bulgaria on Monday as floods cut a highway connecting the two neighbors, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Officials at the Kapikule border crossing in Edirne Province forbid vehicles to cross into Bulgaria as a nearby brook overflowed Monday morning and forced the closure of the highway from Kapikule to Bulgaria's Kapitan Andreevo ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Flood Shuts Main Bulgaria-Turkey Border Crossing Point (Novinite.com) [Feb 13, 2010] No cars are allowed to pass through Kapitan Andeevo, the major crossing point on the Bulgaria-Turkey border because of a flood on the Bulgarian side. [via YahooNews] More >>