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Up to the moment, no cases of discrimination based on nationality was reported concerning the reception system. However, until 2024 some of the reception centres are used for accommodation predominantly of a certain nationality or nationalities. Thus, Vrazhdebna shelter in Sofia accommodated predominantly Syrians and Iraqis, Voenna Rampa shelter in Sofia accommodates almost exclusively Afghan and Pakistani asylum seekers, while the other reception centres accommodate mixed nationalities, such as in Harmanli reception centre, Banya reception centre and Ovcha Kupel shelter in Sofia. The government had also assigned Vrazhdebna shelter in Sofia to host applicants coming through the relocation scheme in 2015-2017 as well as for those resettled from Türkiye. However, due to the SAR’s budget constraints and decreasing reception capacity (see, Overview of the main changes) in 2024 all reception centres were accommodating mixed ethnicities and population without any specific distribution, thus creating higher risks of conflicts.