In a letter, US Attorney General William Barr congratulated head of the Bulgarian Anti-Corruption Commission, Sotir Tsatsarov, and wished him success after his election as chairman of the Commission on Seizure of Illegally Acquired Property.
Barr wrote that Bulgaria continued to make steps in strengthening law enforcement institutions, as well as in the fight against corruption and added he was confident that Tsatsarov’s dedication to service of the state and the rule of law would continue in his new position.
The close partnership between the US and Bulgaria would continue under the mandate of the new Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, Barr added.
On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 5 and 10°C, around 5°C in Sofia. The morning will be sunny. In the afternoon it will be cloudy in the mountains, where rain and snow will fall, and sunny in the east. Maximum temperatures..
An emergency epidemic situation will not be introduced in the country due to the spread of pertussis (whooping cough), as this is not necessary. This was announced by the chief state health inspector, Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev...
With the votes of GERB-SDS and PP-DB, the parliament rejected the request for a debate on the report of the temporary committee to investigate corruption practices in the "Customs" Agency and the possible role of the former finance..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with..
Nearly 400 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been registered in the country. We are at the beginning of a nationwide epidemic, Chief State Health..
The National Assembly removed its chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov from office. His dismissal was proposed by We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria,..
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