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The EU will direct 600 billion euros to strengthen our border with Turkey.

This was stated on the air of BNT by the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ch.

Commissioner Petar Todorov.

"Since yesterday we have had a letter from Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen – German doctor and politician (née Albrecht). It is Ursula Gertrude Albrecht who informs us that the EC has held a meeting on a new strategic approach to the protection of our common external border and Bulgaria is a priority.

In our direction, more than 600 million euros will be allocated for the strengthening and technical construction of our border.

There we have over 110 km technically unsecured, the other 200 km.

there is also something to do there," he pointed out.

The money will go to equipment, cameras, sensors and cars, commented the chief secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After the record migrant pressure reported in 2022, for the first three months of the year there is a growth of another 43%, he also said.

People who are involved in illegal trafficking for from all backgrounds and walks of life.

At the moment, migrant carriers of more than 18 nationalities have been caught in our country.

The Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: A huge state resource has sunk into construction

Todorov also commented on the case of the pregnant doctor caught transporting migrants.

A few days ago, in an interview with BNT, she denied the Interior Minister's claims that she had been caught with drugs in the past.

Petar Todorov refuted it by stating that the data has been confirmed and that a pre-trial proceeding has been initiated.

Over 80 actions against vote buying have been initiated in recent days, Todorov said.

The actions are simultaneously against the violation of citizens' electoral rights and domestic crime, since both types of crime are often committed by the same contingent.

According to Todorov, the penalties for those convicted of buying votes should be increased.

"Unfortunately, the majority of the sentences that follow the actions are conditional after agreements, which again makes some of the people in the next election participants in this process. It is a matter of discretion of the legislator how to adjust the punishments. My opinion is that it should be soar," he pointed out.

The employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are also checked for participation in election manipulation schemes.

"The instructions I have given to the regional directors - if there is even the slightest signal of any addiction against our employee, the investigation should be carried out urgently and the least that can happen is that this employee be rotated to another an area where there are no such commitments," said Todorov.

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