People in Bulgaria point to political corruption, misuse of public funds and judicial corruption as the biggest public problems out of all forms of corruption.
71.2 percent of respondents say they want investigations to reach up to the highest political echelons, a Transparency International survey shows.
Yet a mere 24.5 percent say they are willing to report corruption to the media, only 1/5 are willing to approach the police and only 1/10 – the prosecutor’s office. The reason is that people are afraid of the consequences, as well as the perception that the officials are also corrupt.
On Friday, the lowest temperatures will be between 4°C and 9°C, reaching up to 12°C in the southeast, around 6°C in Sofia . During the next 24 hours, the weather will remain cloudy. It will rain in almost the entire country. During the day, rainfall..
The Varna District Court has released the city’s mayor, Blagomir Kotsev, on a financial bond of €102,258. Before the court’s decision was announced, supporters of the mayor and members of the We Continue the Change party gathered outside the..
Three people, including an Italian citizen, were arrested during last night's protest against the adoption of the 2026 budget in front of the National Assembly, the director of the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir..
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