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Bulgaria is not changing its push-back policy at its border to Turkey

Topic
Law Immigration Borders
Country/Region
Bulgaria Turkey

11 March 2020

Will Frontex's presence at the Bulgarian-Turkish border help stop the Bulgarian authorities' practice of illegal push-backs?

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"Media reported that FRONTEX installed 60 additional staff members to the already existing 50 ones at the Bulgarian-Turkish border. This raises the question of whether FRONTEX will only watch the Bulgarian authorities while they go on with their push-back practice in the upcoming days. Until now, the number of crossing incidents around the Turkish-Bulgarian border near Kapikule/Kapitan Andreevo seem much lower in comparison to the Greek-Turkish border around Pazarkule/Kastanies – both border crossings are only about 10 km away from each other."

Bulgaria is not changing its push-back policy at its border to Turkey (Bordermonitoring Bulgaria, link):

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