The prosecutor’s office, the anti-corruption commission and the police are conducting searches of property belonging to Rumen Gaitanski, a.k.a. the Wolf in Sofia. In Kardzhali, searches are underway of companies connected with the former mayor Hasan Azis. Investigators are also searching premises connected with the former director of the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) Stoyan Mavrodiev, the BNR reports.The investigation is of a EUR 74.3 million loan granted by the BDB, the prosecutor’s office told the Bulgarian news agency BTA. On 9 August, the anti-corruption commission announced there was reasonable suspicion of violations in the granting of the loan by the BDB which has caused significant damage to the state. The credit was granted to the company Roadway Construction which is connected with Rumen Gaitanski. Part of the credit was used to finance the acquisition of Varna thermal power plant by the honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Ahmed Dogan.
At an informal meeting, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev accepted the invitation of his North Macedonian counterpart, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, for an official visit to Skopje. A date for the visit has not been set. There was no official..
On Saturday, northwesterly winds will bring cooler temperatures across the country. Cloudiness will be variable to significant, with showers and thunderstorms in the mountains and east. Lows will be between 12° and 20°C, 12° in Sofia. Highs will be..
Bulgarian Minister of Culture Nayden Todorov has met in Sofia with his counterpart from the Republic of North Macedonia, Zoran Ljutkov, the Ministry of Culture reported. The two ministers assessed highly the cooperation between the two countries in..
The Burgas Aviomuseum is dedicating the month of September to one of its special showpieces - the Mi-2 helicopter , which made its maiden flight on 22..
One day before the start of the new school yea r 2024/2025, the association "Angels on the Road" organised a protest march with the slogan: "Stop the..
There will be thick cloud cover overnight and rain showers in places, especially in central areas. Morning fog will develop in the valleys and lowlands...
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