In an interview with BNR, the EU Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi said she was going to visit Sofia soon. She said this after the official start of the European Public Prosecutor's Office in Luxembourg today. Kövesi did not specify what she meant by "soon", but added that she would provide information at a later stage.
Asked by BNR correspondent in Brussels Angelina Piskova about the specific reasons of the European Prosecutor's Office for rejecting six of the ten Bulgarian candidates for European Delegated Prosecutors, Kövesi said that some of them did not have the necessary experience needed for investigating financial fraud.
‘This is not the time for early elections,’ said Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov at a GERB party conference. According to BTA, he was opposed to holding elections during the country’s planned adoption of the euro in 2026. GERB chairman Boyko..
The Sofia Appellate Court left in custody Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev, who is charged with corruption and participation in an organized crime group. The judgment is final. One of the three judges, Andrey Angelov, signed with a dissenting..
Bulgaria’s Minister of Justice Georgi Georgiev conferred in Brussels with the European Commission team responsible for the Resilience and Recovery Plan (RRP) reforms in Bulgaria, reported the Ministry of Justice. EC: RRP payment depends on..
Between January and September 2025, Bulgaria’s capital recorded a 10% increase in tourist arrivals and a 6% rise in overnight stays compared with the same..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has announced that as of October 20 this year he will travel to work in his personal car. “When a law is being adopted..
The government of South Africa is introducing a visa-free regime for Bulgarian citizens holding ordinary passports for stays of up to 90 days , the..
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