Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov, this country’s Minister of Finance Vladislav Goranov and the Chairperson of the National Assembly Committee on Budget and Finance Menda Stoyanova were interrogated as witnesses in the investigation against businessman Vasil Bozhkov, the Prosecutor’s Office has announced. Inspection under the lawsuit for committed crimes against the financial and the tax system has ascertained that Unicredit Bulbank did not notify the Financial Intelligence Directorate about withdrawal of large sums of money. Applications for legal aid were made in connection with the investigation. European investigation orders have been issued and sent to other EU member states. All evidence collected, whether in the form of commixes published on the social networks, or in other form, is subject to careful scrutiny, the Prosecutor’s Office notes. The Bulgarian businessman charged with 18 counts is now in the United Arab Emirates.
The Bulgaria Parliament will hear today the Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev about a "questionnaire" prepared by the US on topics related to Bulgaria's readiness to participate in a special military..
On Thursday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between minus 14 °C and minus 8°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus 12°C. The day will be sunny but frosty. The thermometer values in most places will be negative. Before noon, there will be..
With various events throughout the country Bulgarians are marking 152 years after the death of the Apostle of Bulgarian Freedom Vasil Levski. Today, at 6:00 p.m. a memorial ceremony in front of the monument to the Apostle of Freedom in Sofia takes..
The Vazrazhdane parliamentary party is organizing a protest on February 22 in front of the Bulgarian National Bank against Bulgaria's entry into the..
The agriculture sector in Bulgaria maintains its stability, providing employment to 6% of the population and forming about 4% of the country's GDP. This..
A serious train crash involving a train owned by the Bulgarian company PIMK has occurred near Craiova, Romania. According to initial information, the..
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