Sanctioned businessman Vasil Bozhkov, who lives in Dubai, has expressed readiness to appear before the newly established parliamentary committee that aims at establishing the circumstances that led to sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act. He wrote on Facebook: "As directly affected by Magnitsky, I want to appear before this committee, as long as they find the courage to listen to me. If they didn't, it would be clear who they serve." The establishment of the committee was unanimously approved by the National Assembly today. The US sanctions affect Delyan Peevski, Vasil Bozhkov and Ilko Zhelyazkov.
“This parliament is like quicksand – war in the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, a split Bulgarian Socialist Party, Velichine falling apart,” said former PM Nikolay Denkov, chair of the parliamentary group of We Continue the Change/Democratic..
“No towns or villages are at risk from the fires that have broken out around the country,” Chief Commissioner Alexander Dzhartov, Director of the General Directorate Fire Safety and Civil Protection said for the BNR. Partial state of..
A draft decision by the Council of Ministers, published for discussion, envisages a poverty line of 638 Leva (a little over EUR 325). The poverty line for this year stands at 526 Leva (a little over EUR 268), or an increase of 21%. The proposal..
After 17 MPs from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, MRF, were expelled, among them the party’s other co-chair Dzevdet Chakarov, MRF MP Ahmed..
On Friday the weather will be sunny and hot. Clouds will form in the afternoon but there will only be isolated showers in some parts in Eastern..
The European Commission has approved state aid amounting to EUR 142 million (BGN 278 million) to support the energy sector, BNR’s correspondent in..
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