The General Directorate Border Police (GDBP) has taken delivery of 213 new vehicles and 88 cameras as part of EU-funded projects worth a total of 10.5 million euros, according to officials.
The shipment includes 125 standard passenger cars, 70 off-road vehicles, seven additional passenger vehicles, seven minibuses, and four buses, alongside the surveillance equipment. Authorities say the investment is aimed at strengthening operational capacity along Bulgaria’s external EU borders.
Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev, speaking at the handover ceremony, said border security has improved significantly in recent years. “We are carrying out our responsibilities for protecting this country’s borders and the external borders of the European Union with exceptional success,” he stated.
He also recalled the situation when he assumed office in 2022, stressing the urgency of upgrading border infrastructure, especially along the Bulgarian-Turkish frontier. “Unless we significantly improved the technical equipment at Bulgaria’s border, particularly along the Bulgarian-Turkish border, we would not be able to guarantee the security of Bulgaria or the European countries,” Demerdzhiev said, adding that cooperation with EU partners had been crucial in securing support.
