The European Commission is expecting from Bulgaria definitive convictions in high-level corruption cases. This is one of the recommendations to the country contained in this year’s annual EU rule of law report.
The EU is recommending that Bulgaria put through legislative changes aimed at the better functioning of the Supreme Judicial Council inspectorate and at preventing political influence. The report also says guarantees must be provided that the institutional reforms of the anti-corruption commission and the specialized judicial bodies will make investigation more effective.
Kiril Petkov, co-chairman of We Continue the Change (PP), is to be tried over the arrest of GERB leader Boyko Borissov on March 17 2022 . Prosecutors submitted the charges against Petkov to the Sofia City Court two months after he voluntarily waived his..
A male black vulture, released as part of the reintroduction of the species, has managed to find a life partner, who probably comes from the black vulture colony in Dadia National Park in Greece. The new pair was spotted in the..
The facilities in Bulgarian winter resorts are working, the conditions for skiing and tourism in the mountains are good. The Mountain Rescue Service of the Bulgarian Red Cross reported to BTA that the current weather conditions may..
A photograph in the media of Minister of Labour and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov (Bulgarian Socialist Party), MEP Kristian Vigenin (Bulgarian..
With 197 votes “for”, the National Assembly unanimously approved, at first reading, a full ban on the import, trade in, supply, distribution and sale,..
The Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association and the Bulgarian Association of Dairy Processors have raised concerns that the prices of basic food..
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