At a sitting lasting more than 6 hours, the Supreme Judicial Council rejected as inadmissible the request submitted by caretaker Minister of Justice Yanaki Stoilov for the dismissal of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev.
The discussions at the Supreme Judicial Council revolved around the question whether the minister of justice has the power to submit such a report and whether it is possible to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the prosecutor general. The request for the early termination of the powers of the prosecutor general is for wrongfully making public data obtained by special intelligence means, the prosecutor’s office operation inside the presidency building after which the anti-government protests broke out last year etc.
On Wednesday , the lowest temperatures will be between 7 and 12°C. In Sofia it will be around 8°C. Before noon it will be sunny. In the afternoon, rainy clouds will develop over the western massifs and there will be short-term rain..
The European Commission has announced that it has received a request from Bulgaria to revise its national recovery and resilience plan. The Commission will examine the request, submitted by the country on 16 April, and forward it to the EU Council for..
The state cannot afford to increase public sector salaries by 10% this year, as demanded by trade unions. This was stated by Social Affairs Minister Borislav Gutsanov. The minister pointed out that taxes had not been changed, while pensions had been..
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul at 12.49 local time and was felt to varying degrees across Bulgaria, BTA reported, citing the..
The full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area is strengthening the European Union's economy significantly. This is stated in a report..
Sofia has met the last criterion for entering the eurozone. After meeting the inflation criterion, the data on the budget deficit for..
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