Ivan Angelov, owner of the company “Gradus” – the biggest poultry meat producer in Bulgaria – has recanted part of the statement he made before the parliamentary ad hoc committee for auditing the government’s over the past 10 years.
After being interrogated at the prosecutor’s office today he stated that he has never claimed to be close to former PM Boyko Borissov or to have asked him for his help with the export of products to other countries. The prosecutor’s office summoned Ivan Angelov after the interrogation of businessman Svetoslav Ilchovski. According to Ivan Angelov the accusations of pressure and extortion made by grain producer Svetoslav Ilchovski against him are over a trade dispute between the two.
A contract between the US Trade and Development Agency and the Electric Power System Operator for the feasibility study for the East-West Energy Corridor was signed at the Council of Ministers. The funding, amounting to USD 1.2 million, is..
Residents of the village of Kavrakirovo, near Petrich, came out in protest because of a proposal submitted to the municipal council of the municipality of Petrich, which affects nearly 100 ha of forest land . According to the protesters, it is about the..
A total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov told bTV. About 440 personnel, in 15 formations in southern Bulgaria and seven formations in..
There are no active wildfires on the territory of Bulgaria, said caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev at the start of the government meeting...
Bulgarians drive more than their Balkan neighbours, averaging more than 21 000 km per year, according to a survey by CarVertical , reported by BGNES...
No nuclear weapons will be stored at the Graf Ignatievo airbase near Plovdiv . This was confirmed in a written reply by interim Defence Minister Atanas..
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