Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov was nominated by the ruling coalition to become Chairman of the Commission for Combating Corruption and the Withdrawal of Illegally Acquired Property, representatives of the Parliamentary groups of GERB, VMRO and Ataka parties officially announced at a press conference at the Bulgarian Parliament. Volya party nominated for this position its MP Simeon Naydenov. The term of office of Sotir Tsatsarov as Prosecutor General ends in January 2020. Deputy Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev was appointed by the Supreme Judicial Council for Bulgaria’s next Prosecutor General, but President Rumen Radev has not yet signed the decree.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) is sending the prosecutor the video recordings of the ballot count in 7 polling stations where there is a discrepancy in the number of votes counted. The prosecutors will have to check whether there is..
The European Parliament has approved the nomination of Bulgarian Ekaterina Zaharieva as European Commissioner. She will be in charge of the 'Start-ups, Research and Innovation' portfolio. After her confirmation hearing in the European Parliament,..
A meeting of the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Austria in Budapest could lead to a change in Austria's stance on the two countries joining the Schengen area. This is reported in the Austrian media. The meeting will take place on 22..
For the first time in recent election history, the end election result leaves a party running in the election outside the National Assembly with a..
The European Parliament has approved the nomination of Bulgarian Ekaterina Zaharieva as European Commissioner. She will be in charge of the 'Start-ups,..
A meeting of the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Austria in Budapest could lead to a change in Austria's stance on the two countries joining..
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