Messages of the Crisis Center
Advice to Bulgarian citizens travelling and residing in Lebanon
Given the increasing tensions in northern Lebanon in recent weeks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Bulgarian citizens refrain from travelling in this part of the country and that Bulgarians living in that region liaise with the embassy in Beirut and seek assistance if necessary. ...
05 June 2012
Man who saved child in the UK from drowning was a Bulgarian ...
Man who saved child in the UK from drowning was a Bulgarian ...
30 May 2012
Earthquake in Southwestern Bulgaria
An earthquake measuring between 5.8 and 5.9 points on the Richter scale, epicentred near Pernik, just west of Sofia, hit Southwestern Bulgaria at 3 a.m. local time on Tuesday and was also felt in other parts of the country. The strong tremour was followed by some 30 weaker aftershocks. The quake did not cause any damage to Sofia infrastructure. ...
22 May 2012
Series of explosions in Dnipropetrovsk
According to the Bulgarian Embassy in Ukraine, there is no information that any Bulgarian citizens have been injured as a result of a series of explosions in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk.
27 April 2012
Bulgarians should immediately leave Syria
The Foreign Ministry calls on all Bulgarian citizens in Syria to leave the country immediately. The situation in the Arab country continues to deteriorate, with gunfire and explosions in the capital Damascus. ...
17 March 2012
Incident involving Bulgarian citizen in Komotini
A Bulgarian citizen, Emil Iliev Marinov, was shot in a criminal incident at the Bipe Komotonis Helesi plastic waste containers production company in the Greek town of Komotini. ...
02 March 2012
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is concerned about the situation on the border with Romania
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested clarification from Romania in connection with the difficulties that have arisen in the movement of Bulgarian trucks into Romania that have led to queues at border crossings. ...
22 February 2012
Severe winter conditions in the Balkans
Because of the heavy snowfall and prolonged cold spell, with temperatures below minus 10 degrees Celsius yesterday, the Serbian government declared an emergency throughout the country. ...
06 February 2012
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the Greek and Turkish authorities about overflowing dams
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a note this morning, informed Greek and Turkish authorities that the Ivailovgrad will begin to overflow, as is expected to happen later today with the Studen Kladenetz lake. ...
06 February 2012