As he joined a group report on the performance of the outgoing government of Nikolay Denkov on Friday, Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov said that reforms in his Ministry's structure are planned for 2024. "This year we are aiming at several reforms in the structures of the Ministry of Interior, mainly in the administrative directorates: we have identified the problem and we are looking for a solution", he said.
He noted that the fight against illegal migration and road traumatism remain priorities for the department.
The training of Interior Ministry personnel at all levels will continue.
Since September 2023, there has been a steady downward trend in migration pressure to Bulgaria, which the Minister attributed to tightened border controls, as well as the increased work with Turkiye against criminal groups for human trafficking.
"Our goal is to maintain these results and possibly build on them," the Minister said.
The measures which are being implemented in a bid to improve traffic safety, will yield results "in a few months' time, not right away", said the Minister.
In connection with Stoyanov's report, the Interior Ministry published additional information on its official website. It says that 360 all-terrain vehicles are to be delivered to the Border Police and a procedure has been initiated to deploy an additional 1,260 border police officers. More technical equipment for the border will be secured thanks to EU and national funding.
In the catalogue of measures for improving traffic safety, the authorities have impounded 354 vehicles in driving-under-the influence cases. The revenue from traffic fines has increased by over 40%. Also, the Ministry is working to involve officers of the Gendarmerie and the Bulgarian Post in the process of serving electronic tickets for traffic violations. It is also going to put POS terminals on 300 police vehicles so that anyone who wants to can pay their fine on the spot. Procurement of 273 speed cameras is also being finalized and the delivery of a large number of vehicles for the Traffic Police, including high-speed vehicles, will start at the end of March.
Also, the Ministry is working hard with the Electronic Governance Ministry to enable the toll cameras to register average speed.
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