The Council of Ministers allocated 4.5 million euros to the Ministry of Interior for urgent repair activities on the engineering facility and the adjacent road along the Bulgarian-Turkish border.
The funds will be used to restore damaged sections of the fence and its infrastructure, which are of key importance for the protection of the external border of the European Union.
The government specifies that the money is intended for urgent repair and restoration activities on the barrier-type facility, as well as for maintenance of the service road used by border patrols.
This is not the first additional funding for the Bulgarian-Turkish border in recent years. In 2023, 5 million leva were allocated to strengthen the fence, and additional military personnel were subsequently sent to the border. At that time, the approximately 300 military personnel already deployed were joined by another 50 due to increased migratory pressure.
The Bulgarian-Turkish border is 271 kilometers long and is considered the busiest land external border of the European Union.