Ovcha Kupel

In response to growing security concerns in the heart of Sofia, the Ministry of the Interior has announced plans to bolster police presence in key areas, including the vicinity stretching from the Central Station to Maria Luisa Blvd. and the bustling pedestrian zone along Vitosha Blvd.

The process of relocating migrants from the refugee center in Sofia's Ovcha Kupel district has commenced, with the initial group of 30 individuals already transferred. Mariana Tosheva, the head of the State Agency for Refugees, confirmed this development during a session of the municipal council.

Last night there was a demonstration echoing through the streets of Ovcha Kupel district, residents voiced their demands for change under the banner of "No fear and violence." Their call to action reverberated through the Sofia neighborhood, demanding the relocation of the Ovcha Kupel refugee center and the establishment of a permanent police presence.

Renowned Bulgarian singer Zhana Bergendorff, aged 38, found herself in legal trouble yet again after a recent incident in Sofia. The acclaimed artist was detained last night following a disturbance in the city.

Part of the third metro line will start working by the end of the month. Eight of the stations are now ready and testing of the trains between them have started.

In the next year, we will invest BGN 4.6 million in sports infrastructure, so that no school is left without a sports hall, Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova said, inspecting the construction site of a sports hall in the 149 Ivan Hadzhiyski school in the Ovcha Kupel district, Focus News Agency reports.

The tension between the residents of the Ovcha Kupel district in Sofia and migrants placed in the detention centre there increased sharply on Wednesday night, and the police had to intervene.