A second person has been arrested at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in connection with the ongoing corruption scandal, the prosecutor’s office told the BNR. According to information the BNR has been given, the man arrested is weightlifting Olympic champion and current coach of Bulgaria’s national team Ivan Ivanov. His son, who is an expert at the ministry, was arrested in the process of receiving a bribe yesterday.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the President of the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation Arif Majed was supposed to pay a bribe of 62,000 Leva that would provide 1.2 million Leva (EUR 614,000) for organizing the European championship next year and for ensuring further payments to the federation will not be discontinued.
Voter turnout at the early Parliamentary elections reached 15.6% at 1.00 pm, said sociologist Svetlin Tachev from Gallup International Balkan. "Voter turnout is starting to slow down, while at the beginning of the day it was almost on par with..
Sunny weather is in the forecast for Sunday afternoon. Cumulus clouds will form over the mountains in the western parts of the country with a chance of occasional showers and thunderstorms. There will be light to moderate southerly winds. Daytime..
More than 300 people with disabilities are voting from their homes today in Sofia. They vote with mobile ballot boxes in 14 polling stations. The mobile teams will visit 16 districts of Sofia Municipality, where people with disabilities wanted to vote..
By a decision from 6 June, the Council of Ministers has decreed emergency repairs of the fence along Bulgaria’s border with Turkey, BNR-Burgas..
8 June is a Day of Reflection in Bulgaria ahead of the national and European elections . On this day, voters should be left alone with their conscience to..
From 8 June to 9 October, the Italian city of Rovereto is hosting the international exhibition "Human Rights and Dignity" . This year's 18th edition of..
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