“The Bulgarian energy industry is the sector hit hardest by corruption,” said Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, addressing the “Conquering the state and countering administrative and political corruption in Bulgaria” 12th public and political anti-corruption forum.
In President Plevneliev’s words, each and every person in Bulgaria now has to pay for the Russian projects – Belene NPP, South Stream gas pipeline project, Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline – that fell through at the very outset. The President stated his support for the planned Anti-Corruption Law and cautioned there was no way it could start functioning if it was the result of compromise.
The parliamentary group of Democratic Bulgaria has offered GERB-SDS and "BSP-United Left" to vote "for" the candidacy of Silvi Kirilov from ITN for the post of Speaker of the 51st National Assembly. Yordan Ivanov, MP from "We Continue the..
MPs from GERB-SDS have submitted a request to the Constitutional Court for interpretation of provisions of the country's basic law, BTA reported. The MPs want clarity whether when the mandate of the members of the Supreme Judicial..
The increase in the price of natural gas in December is nearly 11 percent, which means up to nearly 39 euros per megawatt-hour, excluding taxes. This was what representatives of Bulgargaz said during the public discussion of..
The U.S. Department of State today released the data for the refused type B visas for the financial year 2024. For Bulgaria, this percentage is 6.02%,..
At the opening of a business forum in Ho Chi Minh City during his official visit to Vietnam, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev pointed out that Bulgaria..
Shopping malls in Sofia and across the country will increase the number of security guards where needed. Additional panic buttons are also to be put in..
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