Several people who are suspected of espionage for Russia have been detained in Bulgaria, announced Russian news agencies, quoting Bulgarian media. The suspects were arrested in an operation of the State Agency for National Security, informed TASS agency. The news agency noted that neither Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office, nor this country’s Ministry of Interior have so far confirmed this information, reported the Bulgarian National Radio.
The investigation into the case continues. It is not clear yet how many of the detainees will be charged by the Prosecutor’s Office and how many people will receive witness summons.
Bulgaria will not yet request an extraordinary convergence report - a key step towards joining the eurozone. This was announced by Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova from the rostrum in Parliament. She said that during her meetings with the EU..
On the eve of February 1 - the day on which Bulgaria pays homage to the victims of the communist regime - the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) party announced that it was tabling a bill for the removal of all monuments that symbolise..
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (BOC) is the only representative of the country's traditional Eastern Orthodoxy. This was decided by MPs in the final amendments to the Law on Religious Denominations. The amendment, which states that only the BOC can use the..
Taxi drivers gathered at Sofia Airport in protest, blocking access to Terminal 2 for a short time on Friday afternoon. They are unhappy with the new..
On this day in 1905, 15 enthusiasts, university students, climbed the highest peak in Mount Vitosha near Sofia, in winter for the first time –..
On Saturday, fog or low clouds will cover the plains and sheltered valleys. Minimum temperatures will be between 0 and 5°C, around 1°C in Sofia. Sunny..
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