Bulgaria has started collecting 7 Leva disinfection fee

The disinfection fee was previously implemented due to the bluetongue disease seen in cattle. The fee was lifted after the disease was brought under control. The Bulgarian government decided to increase disinfection measures against the risk of the epidemic. The Bulgarian government has started to re-implement the disinfection fee, which it lifted on March 14, 2023, as of December 16, 2024. A disinfection fee of 7 Leva was started to be collected from vehicles exiting the Kapıkule, Hamzabeyli and Dereköy border gates. This practice caused long queues of vehicles crossing into Bulgaria. Bulgaria, which officially became a member of the European Union (EU) on January 1, 2025, restarted the practice known as the Golden Lake and called the disinfection fee at its land border gates as of Monday, December 16, 2024. Accordingly, it was learned that a fee of 7 Leva ...