Balgarianovinite.com The Western Outlands Research Institute has issued a declaration protesting the decision of Serbian authorities to bar Bulgarian researcher Dr Valentin Yanev from entering the country as he was travelling to attend an international environmental meeting in Bosilegrad, Institute Director Angel Djonev told BTA on Friday.
On August 11, Yanev, a member of the institute’s board, was stopped from entering Serbia at the Ribarci border checkpoint. He was travelling to an international forum focusing on the environmental situation in the Bosilegrad region and the impact of ore mining on the environment and local communities.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Bern Convention and experts from environmental organizations in Belgrade, Bosilegrad and Sofia.
According to the declaration, Yanev was due to present data on the impact of the Karamanica and Grot mines, the pollution they cause and its effects on the health of local residents.
Yanev and environmentalist Dimitar Kumanov were held up by the authorities for close to two hours, after which Yanev was prevented from proceeding, reportedly on the grounds of a “negative assessment of the security risk.”
The institute said the decision was unfounded and called on Bulgarian institutions to respond and seek an explanation from the Serbian authorities. Western Outlands Institute Protests Serbian Authorities’ Decision to Bar Bulgarian Researcher, Urges Bulgaria to React 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-14 13:05:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law