Vasil Stanimirov
Refugee Center in Bulgaria’s Kovatchevtsi Faces Closure
The refugee center in the western village of Kovachevtsi will be closed, according to Nikolay Chirpanliev, Chair of Bulgaria's State Agency for Refugees.
In an interview for Presa daily, Chirpanliev says that the authorities will have to move some 100 people, who currently live there, to other centers.
Parents Oppose Admission of Refugee Children to School in W Bulgaria
Parents of pupils from the Kovatchevtsi municipality have staged a protest in front of a school, opposing plans to allow 12 refugee children to attend classes.
According to Vasil Stanimirov, Mayor of Kovachevtsi, the parents of the children, Somali and Afghan nationals, have been rejected refugee status.