The Sofia City Court has given two years of probation to Volen Siderov, the leader of the nationalist party Ataka. Twice a week Siderov shall have to report to a probation officer. For the same period of time 25 percent of his salary will be deducted. This is the total sentence for nine acts of hooliganism of which he pleaded guilty. The ruling is not final and can be appealed. „A politician has been sentenced in Bulgaria, and the country is no longer the same. A lot of problems have been resolved and all remarks of the European Commission are no longer valid. Corruption has been annihilated, there is virtually no crime in the country and the judicial system has been reformed”, Volen Siderov commented with irony the ruling of the court.
Without debate and unanimously, MPs adopted amendments to the Gambling Act banning gambling advertising in the media. The only exception is the broadcast of the draws of the state-owned Bulgarian Sports Totalisator, under the Ministry of Youth and Sports...
The transition from Russian nuclear fuel from "TVEL" to the American fuel from "Westinghouse" will start in May with the loading of 43 cartridges in the reactor core of the fifth unit of the Kozloduy NPP. The process of replacing..
It is possible that some categories of civil servants employed in the security sector would be required to undergo military training. This was announced by caretaker Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov. He said that this was not..
30% of the hotels in the Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach open in the beginning of May. These are mostly high-class hotels for which reservations have been..
In May, natural gas will cost 54.70 Leva (EUR 27.93) per MWh, excluding the cost for access, transit, excise and VAT, the Energy and Water Regulatory..
A decision of the government from its meeting on April 30 to give the green light to the construction of a private general hospital..
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