The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria has accepted the evidence regarding the case of Kiril Petkov's citizenship. The court is expected to give a ruling in that case by the November 14 elections. The Constitutional Court must establish when the Canadian authorities ruled that Bulgaria’s former caretaker Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov was no longer a Canadian citizen.
Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court refused to hear Kiril Petkov on the grounds that only an incumbent MP, President or Vice President could be constituted as an interested party. Kiril Petkov could be subject to criminal liability, if he had Canadian citizenship and nevertheless declared that he met the requirements to become a minister, Associate Professor Natalia Kiselova said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio.
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev cancelled the meeting, scheduled for today, of the National Tripartite Council on the draft budget for 2006 after, in an unprecedented move, businesses decided not to take..
The European Commission has presented a proposal for developing high-speed railway lines within the EU until 2040, linking the capitals in the EU, among them a direct link Bucharest-Sofia-Athens. According to the plan, using the trans-European..
President Rumen Radev has returned for a new discussion in parliament the adopted legal amendments, according to which the sale of assets of Russian company Lukoil in the country will take place after a decision of the Council of..
Research ship "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" has departed from Varna after a solemn ceremony. In its fourth voyage to Antarctica the ship..
Sales of starter sets with euro coins with the Bulgarian national side will begin on December 1, 2025 , the BNB announced. They will be in circulation..
On Saturday , the lowest temperatures will be between 7 and 12°C; in Sofia - around 8°. In the morning hours visibility will be..
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