MEPs from the monitoring group of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, announced that they have not received answers to their questions addressed to Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev. Among the issues addressed were the monopoly on initiating and terminating investigations and the chief prosecutor’s accountability. "Police violence at the backdrop of anti-corruption demonstrations and mismanagement shows the need for reform," the chair of the group visiting Sofia, Sophia in 't Veld, said. Other issues highlighted by MEPs included the lack of investigative journalism, lack of transparency in media ownership and threats against journalists.
The Ukrainian Embassy in Bulgaria has created an electronic book of condolences for the tragedy that took place on Palm Sunday in the city of Sumy. At least 34 people were killed in a Russian ballistic missile strike in the center of the city..
Public transport workers in Sofia, Varna and Ruse took to the streets of the capital under the slogan “Decent work – decent pay! Without transport there is no economy!”, organized by the largest trade unions in the country. The demonstrators..
The complete rehabilitation of Bulgaria's road network, including all compromised road sections, would cost around 35 billion leva, regional minister Ivan Ivanov told bTV. He added that it was not clear where these funds could be found. 13,000..
On Monday, it will be mostly cloudy over most of the country and in some places it will rain. The lowest temperatures will be between..
For road safety, it is not enough to change the law, as the measures must be much more, the Speaker of the National Assembly Natalia..
“I am deeply saddened by the news of the horrific missile attack on the center of the city of Sumy on Palm Sunday,” Prime Minister..
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