Bulgaria is 75th out of 176 countries and the most backward of all 28 members of the European Union, reads the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 published by "Transparency International". According to Kalin Slavov, CEO of "Transparency without Borders", the Bulgarian branch of "Transparency International", this country quite expectedly placed below average level in the study. According to him, the most affected by corruption sector in Bulgaria is the judicial system, followed immediately by the legislature. The study points out that corruption usually increases during governments of populist leaders.
From the beginning of May until 12 July 2024, six hotels of the HULIC hotel chain in Japan, in cooperation with the Bulgarian Embassy in Tokyo, are once again organising a festival of Bulgarian cuisine , the diplomatic mission there announced on..
Green Deal standards must be met not only by EU member states, but also by non-EU third countries using the European market. This proposal was made by caretaker Agriculture Minister Georgi Tachov to EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski,..
A new Bulgarian military contingent has been sent to Kosovo in a ceremony in Blagoevgrad. More than 100 Bulgarian military personnel are joining the Operational Reserve Force (ORF) of the NATO Stabilisation Force in Kosovo (KFOR). Bulgaria now has about..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 9 and 14°C, 12°C in Sofia. During the day, sunny skies are expected, with some clouds..
Ventsislav Velev who is in the 11 th grade in the Baba Tonka high school of mathematics in Russe won the silver medal at the International Philosophy..
Today the Orthodox Church worships Saints Constantine and Helena, who are venerated as the Equal of the Apostles because, like the Apostles, they..
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