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Bulgaria to impose 'health passport' restrictions for Leisure Activities

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All activities in indoor public places, from large shops in malls to restaurants to cinemas and other places, will require the public to show a “green certificate” for admission as of October 21, Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov told a news conference on October 19. Basically this is discrimination against the unvaccinated. Bulgaria is only 25% vaccinated which means that... 

Bulgarian Cargo Ship Attacked by Yemen in the Red Sea

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A Bulgarian-owned cargo vessel sailing under the Maltese flag was boarded in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Yemen on Thursday, Bulgarian National TV (BNT) has reported. The incident comes amid repeated attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels on shipping in the region, prompting the US to take countermeasures. Details on the current whereabouts of the vessel, the Ruen, remain unclear. However, the Navigation... 

Bulgaria Reports "Unprecedented" Surge of Illegal Migration

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Illegal migration into Bulgaria has surged to “unprecedented” levels, according to officials. The number of illegal crossings being thwarted by Bulgarian authorities is up 30% since the beginning of the year, Acting Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Demerdzhiev revealed last week, Novinite reports. “The migrant pressure we are under is unprecedented,” Minister Demerdzhiev said... 

18 Dead After Truck Packed With Afghan Migrants Abandoned in Bulgaria

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Bulgarian authorities have arrested multiple suspects after more than 50 Afghan migrants were found trapped inside an abandoned truck last week, according to reports. The horrifying discovery was made on Friday near Sofia. Police came upon a cargo truck on a highway outside the capital city and during a search, located dozens of people in a secret compartment behind a load of lumber. In total, 52... 

Migrants paying smugglers up to €10,000 each to cross Bulgarian border with Turkey

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Illegal migrants are paying up to €10,000 each to be escorted to the Bulgarian border with Serbia, Bulgarian authorities revealed on Tuesday following a crackdown on clandestine networks that saw 92 people charged with smuggling offenses. The hugely profitable model operated by smugglers along the Balkan migratory route sees migrants picked up in Turkey and smuggled across the border into Bulgaria,... 

Turkish Bus Carrying 47 Immigrants, Deliberately Slams into Police in Bulgaria, Killing 2 Cops

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Two Bulgarian police died early Thursday after trying to stop a bus with 47 migrants who had entered Bulgaria illegally, according to Stanimir Stanev, a senior Interior Ministry official. The incident occurred at 5 a.m. in the Black Sea city of Burgas after the vehicle refused to stop at two consecutive police border checkpoints, Stanev told reporters. On the bus, which bore Turkish license plates,... 

Bulgaria Evicts 35,000 Ukrainian Refugees, West EU Cancels Free Travel

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Nearly 60,000 Ukrainian refugees have been residing in Bulgarian Black Sea hotels since the beginning of the war in Ukraine but now as the summer tourist season is about to begin, Bulgaria has begun to evict the refugees from the hotels. About 35,000 Ukrainians have been evicted, ordered to pack their bags and find a new place where to stay. The order was on a short notice and the people weren’t... 

Bulgaria which takes almost 100% of its Gas from Russia, would rather Freeze than Buy more Gas from Russia

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Bulgaria will not negotiate a new natural gas contract with Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom, amid the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev said Saturday. “In this situation, there’s no way there are talks with Gazprom,” he told BNR public radio. The country currently has a 10-year gas supply contract with Gazprom, which runs... 

Bulgarian government floods the Evros River to stop migrant invasion

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The Bulgarian government on Monday opened one of its dams along the Evros River to raise the river’s water level in an attempt to stop migrants who are trying to cross the Greek-Turkish border. The Ivaylovgrad Dam was opened at Greece’s request. The operation was successful in raising the river’s water level, the Greek Reporter reports. Bulgaria’s action took place as the standoff between... 

Bulgaria complains about UN migration pact and closes the borders

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After Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Israel have refused to sign the Marrakech Agreement, now Bulgaria complains about the UN Global Migration Compact on Immigration. Specifically, Bulgaria is speeding up their moves to protect themselves as they observe the daily invasion by thousands of illegal immigrants in Greece, from the gateway of Evros. Tsvetan Tsvetanov, deputy chairman of the ruling... 

Bulgarian Trump: We have to unite to save our countries from the madness of current EU leaders

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In the first of a number of interviews with European political leaders who hope to gain seats in next year’s European Parliament, Janice Atkinson MEP, talks with Volya and its enigmatic leader, Veselin Mareshki. Volya (means “Will”), is headed by Veselin Mareshki, sometimes labelled the ‘Bulgarian Trump’, because of his business interests and campaign style. He owns a chain of petrol stations... 

Police detains Romanian suspect over killing of Bulgarian journalist

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A person suspected to be linked to the murder of a Bulgarian investigative journalist has been detained, Reuters reports citing a government source familiar with the investigation. The detainee allegedly holds Romanian citizenship as well as a Moldovan passport, according to unconfirmed reports in Bulgarian media. An Interior Ministry spokesperson neither confirmed nor denied the information. Bulgarian... 

Bulgarian TV journalist who covered EU corruption brutally murdered

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A TV reporter who covered EU funds fraud cases was brutally murdered and allegedly raped in northern Bulgaria. The horrific indent is the third murder of a journalist in the EU amid concerns over press freedom. The body of Victoria Marinova, 30, who hosted a show on local TVN, was found dead on a popular jogging route near the Danube River in the city of Ruse on Saturday. The city has never seen such... 

Europe is the Birthplace of Mankind, Not Africa, Scientists Find

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The “out of Africa” theory—promoted by the leftist establishment in its mania to prove racial equality—has been thoroughly disproven with the news that the oldest homid fossils have been found in Europe, not Africa. According to a new article published in the PLOS-One journal, titled “Potential hominin affinities of Graecopithecus from the Late Miocene of Europe,” (May 22, 2017), two fossils... 

“Nuclear Bomb Is Now In Play In EU” Warns Russia As Historic Troop Alert Begins

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A truly terrifying Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Putin has ordered an historic alert of Federation military forces after confirmation was received from the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) that a nuclear bomb “device” of unknown origin has entered the European Union (EU) and NATO aligned nation of the Republic of Bulgaria for “purposes... 
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