Messages of the Crisis Center
Information for Bulgarian citizens travelling with Hungarian airline Malév
On February 3 2012 Hungarian airline Malév stopped all flights because of a lack of funds. Currently, the airline is negotiating with other airlines about the 3700 passengers left at the airport in Budapest so that they can be transported to their planned destinations. The general director of the airline has said that passengers who have tickets for Friday, February 3, or the next three days should contact Malév customer service counters. ...
03 February 2012
Snow blockade in Romania continues for a second day
The situation in Romania continues to be difficult after the heavy snowfalls of recent days. The National Meteorological Administration of Romania has kept in force the Code Orange warning in Tulcea and Constanta County. In these areas the wind speed will be 80 to 90km/h, which will lead to poor visibility and large snow drifts on the roads. ...
27 January 2012
Emergency situation in Romania
Because of bad weather - storms and heavy snowfall – the situation in southern and southeastern Romania is particularly critical. Code Red has been declared. Main roads have been blocked, including in parts of the capital Bucharest. ...
26 January 2012
Only four passengers remain in hospital in Turkey
According to the Bulgarian General Consulate in Edirne, only four passengers remain hospitalized after yesterday’s accident involving an Istanbul - Silistra bus. ...
22 January 2012
Serious incident as Italian cruise ship runs aground in the shallows off the coast of Tuscany
A large Italian cruise ship with 4000 people abroad ran aground yesterday in the shallows of the Mediterranean off the coast of Tuscany. According to the Embassy of Bulgaria in Rome, there is currently no information that Bulgarian citizens are among the casualties. The Embassy is in constant contact with local authorities and is continuing to monitor the situation. ...
14 January 2012
Protest in response to a serious incident involving Bulgarian citizens at the Bulgarian – Greek border
The Foreign Ministry is to lodge a protest about the fact that Bulgarian citizens who had no aggressive intentions were not allowed to attend a volleyball match in Thessaloniki and were expelled from Greek territory, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vessela Tcherneva said. ...
12 January 2012
Group of Bulgarian tourists on their way back from Morocco to Bulgaria
After the intervention of the Bulgarian Embassy in Morocco, a group of Bulgarian tourists who were in the port of Tangier have had their passports returned to them and are already on their way back to Bulgaria. ...
03 January 2012
Search for Zhivko Zhekov continues
According to the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, the rescue operation near the sunken oil rig Kolskaya is continuing today. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in constant contact with the family of Bulgarian citizen Zhivko Zhekov who was in the vicinity of the sunken platform, as are the Russian authorities.
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19 December 2011
Bulgarian citizens should leave Syria
The situation in Syria is very risky, and for this reason the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly recommends that Bulgarian citizens refrain from travelling within the country. ...
28 November 2011
Advice to Bulgarians travelling to Egypt
Given the complicated political situation in Egypt in recent days, the Embassy of Bulgaria in Cairo recommends that Bulgarian citizens intending to travel to Egypt and those already in the country avoid Tahrir Square and areas around it in the centre of the Egyptian capital. ...
22 November 2011