The European Public Prosecutor's Office is conducting 143 investigations in Bulgaria into suspected fraud against the EU budget worth nearly €500 million.
According to the institution's 2022 report, assets worth €6.5 million were seized and one charge was brought. 11 cases have been closed without consequences.
The largest number of investigations are for fraud with funds not related to public procurement. Public procurement investigations came next, followed by investigations into alleged corruption. The most frequently investigated offences relate to agriculture, regional development and other EU programmes.
The Commission for the Protection of Competition has launched a survey into the market of essential food products to find out the reasons for the increase in the price of the goods. To this end, the antimonopoly body has requested from the retail..
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Road Traffic Law, published in today's issue of the State Gazette, will come into force in one month. From 5 September, toll cameras will transmit average speed data to the Ministry of the Interior, bTV reports. Drivers..
President Rumen Radev said on Tuesday it was too soon to discuss the 2026 presidential election , including potential candidates such as current Vice President Iliana Yotova, backed by the opposition Socialist Party (BSP). 'As Ms Yotova herself said,..
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Road Traffic Law, published in today's issue of the State Gazette, will come into force in one month. From 5 September,..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range from 16 °C to 21 °C , with 16 °C in Sofia. It will be mostly sunny during the day, but rain and thunderstorms..
A 21-year-old foreign national has been detained in Yambol for transporting illegal migrants. According to police reports, the arrest took place on..
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