Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved a temporary committee of inquiry to study the facts and circumstances related to the information in European and Bulgarian media about scandalous bribe scheme for acquisition of Bulgarian passports. The committee must present the results in a report within 3 months. Let us remind that at the end of October this year the Chairman of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad Petar Haralampiev was detained in an investigation of corruption scheme for illegal issuing of Bulgarian origin certificates. Over 20 people were arrested in the operation. Later, Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov said that the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad may be closed.
A protest organized by nationalist organizations in front of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre last night against the premiere of Bernard Shaw’s play Arms and the Man , directed by John Malkovich, turned violent. The protesters occupied the entrances..
The Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is organizing today a scientific conference on the topic "The Western Bulgarian Outlands - History and Perspectives" on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of..
Speaking to journalists during her visit to the town of Gotse Delchev in the Blagoevgrad region, Vice-President Iliana Iotova described the newly elected National Assembly as "illegitimate". According to her, the reports of violations and the..
A second night of protests took place outside the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia, but this time there were no physical confrontations. The protest..
It is obvious that there is something wrong with the way the elections were held , Vice President Iliana Iotova told BNT. A few days ago, she described..
The Ministry of the Interior is working on a detailed report on the early parliamentary elections held on 27 October this year. It will include the..
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