The College of Prosecutors of the Supreme Judicial Council has agreed to resume the suspended procedure for the election of the Prosecutor-General. According to the adopted timetable, the hearing of the candidates and the election of a new Prosecutor General should take place on 16 January 2025.
At the end of August, the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition called on the current SJC not to elect a new Prosecutor-General because the SJC's mandate had expired. DPS co-leader Delyan Peevski, for his part, called on the current SJC to proceed with the election of a new chief prosecutor.
In 2023, following the dismissal of Ivan Geshev, Borislav Sarafov was appointed as acting Prosecutor-General in his place.
The environmental organizations "Greenpeace - Bulgaria" and "For the Earth" have announced that they are filing a complaint with the European Commission over the long-standing violations of environmental standards by four coal-fired power plants in..
Russia remains the most direct and long-term threat to our security, along with terrorism. This was stated by NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska in Bulgaria at a lecture at the Central Military Club in Sofia organized by the Atlantic..
Immediate readiness of institutions to respond to a maritime incident will be demonstrated during an exercise in the Burgas Bay today at 10:00 a.m. The simulation will be held at the Burgas-East port terminal, the Ministry of Transport announced...
An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Bulgaria as part of its annual review of the country’s economy , the Fund said in a statement...
A Bulgarian delegation recently visited Kyiv at the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky , Ukraine’s ambassador to Sofia Olesya Ilashchuk said on..
On Wednesday minimum temperatures will range between 13 and 18° C., for Sofia 15° C. During the day the weather will be predominantly sunny with..
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