The Bulgarian National Assembly has adopted the annual report of the Counter-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture Commission. It was supported by 76 MPs, as 35 abstained.
According to the report, in 2020 a total of 292 signals of conflict of interest were inspected and with 30 decisions the commission confirmed the existence of such conflicts. The fines for an established conflict of interest last year total about EUR 300,000.
In 74 cases out of 490 prosecutor’s inspections, data on corruption crimes were also collected.
Over the past year, this country exchanged information with 38 countries in the process of establishing illegally acquired property.
The Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Agreement between Bulgaria and North Macedonia on the preparation, construction and operation of a cross-border railway tunnel. “Following correspondence, notes were received from..
Bulgaria was hit by severe weather on Friday, with snow in the western parts and torrential rain in the East, the Bulgarian News agency BTA reported. Three men, including two rescuers died in a coastal resort after heavy rainfall..
Krastyo Peev from the Civic Association “Public Council” in Nessebar has reported to the Bulgarian National Radio about “dead people and people trapped in hotels that need to be evacuated and dozens of cars and pavilions in the sea”..
Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev has been awarded the prestigious "Journalist of the Year" award at the PRIX EUROPA European media..
On October 6 and 7, Plovdiv is hosting the 9 th UN Tourism Global Conference on Wine Tourism. The event is organized by the Ministry of Tourism in..
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