Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ekaterina Zaharieva, described the European Commission's report on Bulgaria’s progress under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism as objective. She told this to reporters in Kuwait, where she was on a working visit.
"There is a clear view that if we continue with the same pace of reforms, it is absolutely possible and realistic that the mechanism could be dropped by the end of the mandate of this Commission," Minister Zaharieva added.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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