The Ministry of Interior is doing quite well and, considering the statistics, an increase in the number of drugs and human traffickers caught is starting to be observed right along the Schengen borders. This was said by the Minister of Interior Daniel Mitov in response to a question about how the Ministry of Interior is doing with checks inside the country after the abolition of border control after our entry into Schengen.
He also pointed out that the Bulgarian-Turkish border is one of the best-guarded external borders of the EU, which is also shown by statistical data.
The Director of the General Directorate of "Border Police" Anton Zlatanov stated that the goal this year is to maintain the good results and improve them. He reported better data for the first month and a half of 2025 compared to last year in terms of migrant pressure.
Zlatanov said that very strict police control is being carried out in the 30-kilometer border zone along the borders with Greece and Romania. "On every road that leads to and from our neighboring countries, we have a presence and we carry out checks", he added. He also considered it a priority to prevent the migrant pressure from shifting to the Bulgarian-Greek border.
Minister Daniel Mitov and Chief Commissioner Anton Zlatanov today handed over 52 new minibuses to the "Border Police". The event was also attended by the Head of the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria, Yordanka Chobanova, who said that the Bulgarian authorities demonstrate exceptional dedication to protecting and protecting the borders.