Messages of the Situation Centre
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
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