In a letter to PM Boyko Borissov, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said that from January the Commission plans to extend the scope of the cooperation and verification mechanism regarding Bulgaria. So far Bulgaria’s efforts to fight corruption and organized crime have shown the need of action in the phases of prevention, investigation, prosecution and court rulings. In his letter Juncker has voiced hopes that Bulgaria will continue the course of reforms and will become ready to leave the verification mechanism applied by the incumbent European Commission before the end of its mandate in 2019.
On Friday, the lowest temperatures will be between 4°C and 9°C, reaching up to 12°C in the southeast, around 6°C in Sofia . During the next 24 hours, the weather will remain cloudy. It will rain in almost the entire country. During the day, rainfall..
The Varna District Court has released the city’s mayor, Blagomir Kotsev, on a financial bond of €102,258. Before the court’s decision was announced, supporters of the mayor and members of the We Continue the Change party gathered outside the..
Three people, including an Italian citizen, were arrested during last night's protest against the adoption of the 2026 budget in front of the National Assembly, the director of the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir..
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