The European Anti-Fraud Office OLAF has recommended the recovery of over EUR 38 million and the prevention of the further spending of EUR 92 million provided to Bulgaria for the modernization of the railway line between Kostenets and Septemvri.
OLAF’s investigation focused on the financial damage caused by the alleged irregularities, notably during the procurement procedure and project implementation. According to OLAF’s investigation, two of the successful tenderers either lacked the technical capacities to implement the project or had misrepresented their financial capacities. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office’s (EPPO) investigation is ongoing and focuses on possible criminal offences – such as misuse of EU funds and money laundering – and includes a second railway project that the EPPO estimates at an additional EUR 111 million – the railway line Orizovo-Mihailovo.
On Saturday, cumulus clouds will develop over the western half of the country and short-term rain showers are expected. There will be conditions for hail. It will be mostly sunny over the eastern areas. The highest temperatures will..
The Vazrazhdane parliamentary party will not support a government behind which MRF stands, even without Delyan Peevski. This was stated by party chairman Kostadin Kostadinov during a meeting with "There is Such a People" (ITN) in search of support for..
Bulgaria will welcome nearly 200 students and young people from all over the world who will participate in the first International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad created by Bulgarians . 44 teams have confirmed their participation in the..
Smoke from the fire at the landfill in Tsalapitsa village which broke out last night over an area of around 1.6 hectares, has filled the air over..
The parliamentary budget committee approved, at second reading, the bill on the introduction of the Euro in Bulgaria submitted by the Council of..
Air quality indicators in Plovdiv and the surrounding villages are now back to normal, after the air over Plovdiv was filled with smoke from the..
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