The Specialized Prosecutor's Office has initiated pre-trial proceedings to investigate the so-called “golden passports”. It is investigating an organized crime group that operated between 2015 and 2021. The group allegedly acquired property in an unlawful manner in connection with the citizenship by investment procedure. The Specialized Prosecutor's Office is checking whether employees of InvestBulagria Agency were part of the scheme.
The Specialized Prosecutor's Office requested documents and information from InvestBulgaria Agency, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Justice and the Migration Directorate of the Ministry of Interior. The European Commission and the European Parliament will be notified about the case, the Spokesperson of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office Hristo Krastev said.
Austria has lifted its veto on Romania and Bulgaria’s full membership of the Schengen area, the Austrian Ministry of Interior has announced. “We can take the next step at the EU (Justice and Home Affairs) Council,” Interior Minister Gerhard..
On 10 December, in accordance with the Constitution, President Rumen Radev is beginning consultations with the parliamentary groups in the 51 st National Assembly of Bulgaria prior to handing an exploratory mandate for the formation of a new..
The Sofia Regional Health Inspectorate has reported the country's second case of monkeypox this year, registered last week.The infected person is 37 years old, has been quarantined at home and is in good condition, with a mild course of the disease. The..
The decision to scrap Schengen border checks by land for Bulgaria and Romania has been included as the first item on the agenda of the EU Justice and..
Pensioners whose monthly pension is below the poverty line of 526 leva (EUR 269) will receive a Christmas bonus of 100 leva (EUR 50), said caretaker..
Democratic Bulgaria has issued a position stating that an attempt must be made to form a government within the current parliament so as to avoid one..
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