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Bulgaria police probe spate of car fires [Jan 16, 2012] PLOVDIV, Bulgaria, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Ninety car fires, the latest in the vehicles of two police officers, have been reported in Bulgaria in what police say is a streak of arson the past two months. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Disgruntled Police Set to Protest, Too [Nov 26, 2011] Bulgaria's police officers are set to stage mass protests over their retirement conditions, the Syndicate Federation of Police Officers decided Saturday. Syndicate leader Valentin Popov declared that the police are set to stage protest rallies even though they have not agreed on a date yet. However, they are certain to back the November 30 protest rally of Bulgaria's two major trade unions ... [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, Romania to Launch Joint Summer Traffic Police Checks [Jun 14, 2011] Bulgarian and Romanian traffic police officers will do joint checks during the upcoming summer holiday season, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry has announced. Traffic police officers from both Balkan countries will operate in the regions surrounding the border between them from June 15 to September 15, watching for speed violations, driving under the influence of alcohol and checking for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Boost Joint Policing of Bulgarian Black Sea Resorts, Danube [Mar 11, 2011] For a second summer in a row the Bulgarian Black Sea resorts will be patrolled jointly by Bulgarian and Romanian police officers, the Interior Ministries of the two states agreed. The agreement was sealed in the Bulgarian Danube city of Ruse Thursday between Bulgaria's Deputy Interior Minister Dimitar Georgiev and his Romanian colleague Marian Tutilesku ? state secretary of the Romanian Interior ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior Faces Opposition Ire over Police Brutality [Jul 28, 2010] Bulgaria's parliament will hear on Wednesday Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov in connection with an incident in the southern town of Kurdzhali, in which plainclothes police officers beat up by mistake a family during an operation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Ink Police Cooperation Deal to Protect Tourists [Jun 28, 2010] The Interior Ministries of Bulgaria and Romania have signed a cooperation agreement providing for the transfer of police officers from one country to the other. [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 >>

Bulgaria Interior Minister Supports Police Demands (Novinite.com) [Mar 20, 2010] Bulgaria Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has reiterated his support for his ministerial employees'demands. Tsvetanov said that the most significant issue was demands by police officers that their social resources should not be denied. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Customs Agency Swoops on 1,4 Tons of Illicit Alcohol (Novinite.com) [Mar 06, 2010] Bulgaria Customs Agency officials and Plovdiv regional police officers have seized more than 1 400 liters of alcohol without excise labels. They mounted their early morning raid following a tip-off about storage and distribution of illicit alcohol, the Interior Ministry has announced on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Call for PM Meeting over 'Increasing Problems' (Novinite.com) [Feb 08, 2010] Disgruntled police officers are seeking a meeting with Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov over problems in the Interior Ministry, Ivan Savov from the union federation at the Interior Ministry reported. [via YahooNews] More >>