Four Bulgarian women have been arrested in Cyprus for 72 hours in the course of an investigation over marriages of convenience with citizens of countries outside the European Union, the "Cyprus Mail” has reported. The investigation is over several cases of similar offenses committed in Larnaca and Nicosia in the period February 3 to July 29. The Bulgarians explained that they needed money and arrived in Cyprus to marry a stranger for 1,000 euro. Cypriot authorities sent a request to Bulgaria for the arrest of another Bulgarian, who organized the transactions.
''I am not surprised that the president’s veto concerning the sale of Lukoil’s assets was overturned, because even on such a delicate, serious and worrying issue, there were no arguments or discussion'', Vice President Iliana Iotova told journalists..
Birth rate in Bulgaria has decreased by 33% over the past three decades. In 1994, 79,442 live births were registered in the country, while in 2024 the number dropped to 53,428. 6.5% of Bulgarian children are now born through in vitro fertilization..
The majority in parliament overcame the president's veto on the Investment Promotion Act. The bill was passed in second reading on October 24, but President Rumen Radev vetoed parts of it, arguing that the proposed rules specifically..
The Sofia City Court has postponed the extradition case of Igor Grechushkin, the owner of a cargo ship linked to the explosion at the port of Beirut in..
The Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) has proposed the introduction of temporary restrictions on the movement of heavy trucks weighing over 12 tons along..
November 10 marks 36 years since the symbolic beginning of the transition from a one-party system to democracy in Bulgaria. The day..
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