Bulgarians in the United States were more active at the two-in-one elections as compared to the early general elections in July. Election results are similar to those in Bulgaria. According to preliminary information, high turnout was registered in..
The specialized prosecutor’s office is self-initiating and inquiry into allegations, in the media, of corruption in the 46 th National Assembly, the prosecutor’s office has announced. For ITN’s party TV 7/8, Radostin Vasilev, MP from..
Bulgaria is among the countries with the cheapest labor in the European Union, with low and fixed corporate and income tax. This makes it an attractive destination for many investors with lower business costs. However, foreign..
The Directorate for National Construction Control in Bulgaria has stopped the completion of the Golden Century skyscraper in Sofia due to a construction permit that expired in January 2020. Earlier today, employees of construction company..
Bulgaria is in 53 rd position out of 64 countries in the Global Competitiveness Yearbook 2021 of the Swiss Institute for Management Development (IMD), dropping 5 positions compared to 2020 and 15 compared to 2009. The principal challenges..
Minister of Economy in the caretaker government Kiril Petkov stated, in an interview for bTV, that he will approach the prosecutor’s office over dam repairs with financing from the State Consolidation Company. “That is corruption”, he said,..
The European Public Prosecutor's Office is not a foreign institution - it serves European citizens, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Koveshi said at a pressconference held at the House of Europe in Sofia. " We will investigate crimes affecting the EU..
Corruption in Bulgaria has sunk deep roots in the political and economic system of the country. The problems and the consequences are now overstepping the national boundaries, stated caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev at the opening of the..
“The list of individuals and companies compiled after the USA announced it was imposing sanctions under the Global Magnitsky sanctions programme aims to minimize the risks to this country - politically and economically,” Caretaker Prime Minister..
Speaking to reporters, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev praised the US government's determination to support Bulgarian society in its quest for more transparency and justice. "The very fact that such sanctions are imposed on Bulgarian citizens..
