Thousands of men, women and children, particularly from Syria, entered Bulgaria through the Turkish border in the last three months of 2013. Being the poorest country in the European Union, Bulgaria struggles to cope with the new streams of refugees. One of them is a 48-year old Syrian man who has been carried out in front of the refugee facility in Pastrogor in hope for an ambulance. The man has been throwing up blood, and while lying on the cold ground, one of the other refugees starts to rub him on the chest. He whispers a quiet prayer, believing he will die. The man survives the episode. Around 10.000 migrants (one-thirds of them from Syria) entered Bulgaria during 2013. 11.000 asylum seekers are expected to reach Bulgaria by the end of 2014.