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Cabinet to discuss deal with Turkey on new border crossing at Kapitan Andreevo (updated)

14.10.2026

Ministers are discussing, from 1pm, an agreement with Turkey on border crossings and the opening of the Kapitan Andreevo-Kapikule-North crossing.

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The cabinet is considering an agreement with Turkey on border crossings that would also open a new crossing, Kapitan Andreevo-Kapıkule-North. The meeting starts at 13:00, the government press office said.

Ministers will also decide on two drafts: a decree on extra spending in the Council of Ministers' 2026 budget, and a decision on state investment loans and guarantees for 2027.

The agenda also includes opening a Bulgarian embassy in Muscat, Oman.

Municipal budgets are set to get extra transfers in 2026 to pay for transport for children and students from Ukraine who have temporary protection. They will be driven from where they are housed to school from 15 September 2026 to 30 June 2027.

Updated (14.10, 18:19): The Bulgarian government has approved a draft agreement with Turkey to open a new border checkpoint, "Kapitan Andreevo-Kapikule-North", the government press office said. Earlier reports had said only that ministers were looking at it. The draft was approved as the basis for talks.

Follow-up: Bulgaria's cabinet approves draft deal with Turkey on new border crossing

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