Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Justice Ivan Demerdzhiev is preparing a request for the resignation of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev. Minister Demerdzhiev is waiting for the Constitutional Court to rule whether this country’s Minister of Justice has the power to lodge such a request.
“The Prosecutor’s Office has not been active with regard to the numerous signals on irregularities submitted by the caretaker cabinets”, Minister Demerdzhiev said in an interview for the BNR. “We do everything we can to enhance interaction with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office when Bulgaria's prosecution fails to take action”, Minister Demerdzhiev assured.
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev cancelled the meeting, scheduled for today, of the National Tripartite Council on the draft budget for 2006 after, in an unprecedented move, businesses decided not to take..
The European Commission has presented a proposal for developing high-speed railway lines within the EU until 2040, linking the capitals in the EU, among them a direct link Bucharest-Sofia-Athens. According to the plan, using the trans-European..
President Rumen Radev has returned for a new discussion in parliament the adopted legal amendments, according to which the sale of assets of Russian company Lukoil in the country will take place after a decision of the Council of..
Research ship "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" has departed from Varna after a solemn ceremony. In its fourth voyage to Antarctica the ship..
Sales of starter sets with euro coins with the Bulgarian national side will begin on December 1, 2025 , the BNB announced. They will be in circulation..
On Saturday , the lowest temperatures will be between 7 and 12°C; in Sofia - around 8°. In the morning hours visibility will be..
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