Messages of the Situation Centre
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
Foreign Ministry warns against travel to Syria
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns that the situation in Syria is extremely risky and strongly recommends that Bulgarian citizens refrain from travelling around the country. ...
16 November 2011
Head of Bulgaria’s Antarctic expedition admitted to hospital in Punta Arenas, Chile
The head of the Bulgarian Antarctic expedition, Yordan Yordanov, had a heart attack on November 11. At the request of the Bulgarian embassy in Chile, he was transported by military aircraft to Punta Arenas, where he was admitted to the Magallanes emergency clinic. His condition currently is stable.
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15 November 2011
Brazilian Federal Police confirm detention of Galabin Boevski
The Brazilian Federal Police have informed the Embassy of Bulgaria in Brazil that Bulgarian citizen Galabin Boevski was arrested on the night of October 24-25 2011 at the airport in Sao Paulo. ...
27 October 2011
Travel advisory: Greece
In connection with the forthcoming 48-hour strike in Greece on October 13 and 14 2011 ...
12 October 2011
Explosion in Ankara
In a bomb explosion in Ankara today, 27 people were injured, of whom three are in a serious condition. Police in the Turkish capital are investigating the reasons for the incident. The Bulgarian Embassy in Ankara reports that no Bulgarian citizens were among those injured. ...
20 September 2011
Press statement
On the night of August 22 2011, unidentified gunmen broke into the building of the Bulgarian Embassy in Tripoli. ...
24 August 2011