"The head of the Military Intelligence service, Venelin Venev, maintains contact with the Russian services. I have such information," Atanas Atanasov, co-chairman of "Democratic Bulgaria", has told BNR.
According to him, a multi-purpose pre-election campaign is currently being held in order to compromise "We Continue the Change" - "Democratic Bulgaria". Part of this scheme is the operation against the head of "Customs Agency" Petya Bankova, who was appointed by Asen Vassilev (PP), as the aim of the operation is suggesting that there were smuggling channels that fill party pockets.
According to Atanasov, the attack on the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Zhivko Kotsev, is because of the upcoming elections, with the aim of "providing an umbrella over GERB and DPS vote-buyers". He also stated that as interior minister, Kalin Stoyanov, who was proposed for the same position in the new cabinet, served the interests of GERB and DPS.
The majority of Bulgarians do not vote, indicate data of the Central Election Commission on voter turnout in the country in the past 3 years. For example, at the election on 4 April, 2021 voter turnout was 50.61%, while three months later, on 11..
The administration of Sofia municipality is mulling raising the tourist tax which has remained unchanged for ten years. Raising the tax, collected from the visitors to the capital city every day, is connected with the intention by Sofia Mayor Vassil..
At the end of October, Bulgaria is to hold parliamentary elections for the second time in 2024, this time for the 51st National Assembly. Since the beginning of 2021, these is the seventh consecutive parliamentary elections and the sixth..
The mayor of the village of Samoranovo (Dupnitsa Municipality) has initiated an urgent fundraising campaign in connection with the fire in Rila..
Two people infected with West Nile Virus (WNV) in Bulgaria have died, the Ministry of Health has been confirmed for the BNR. Three persons in Bulgaria..
Diseases of the circulatory system are the major mortality factor in Bulgaria. The second group of causes are oncological diseases followed by..
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