"Two ministries, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environment, are primary to blame for the floods because of negligence, unfinished work and violations", former Minister of Environment and Water Evdokia Maneva said for the BNR. "It is obvious that there was illegal logging in the flood-damaged area, which exceeded the normal volumes", said Evdokia Maneva.
In her words, “the checks will be made by the ministries responsible for the calamity, so we will not learn the whole truth”. “We will not learn the truth until independent experts make an inspection”, the former Minister of Environment and Water said. In her words, the caretaker cabinet should have already sought help from the EU to repair the damages in Karlovo region.
Legislative amendments banning individuals sanctioned under the global Magnitsky law from holding senior government or party positions will likely be submitted to Parliament as early as Thursday by the Vazrazhdane party, MP Petar Petrov told BNR...
The Renew Europe political group in the European Parliament has established a working group to examine instances in which the Bulgarian government may have acted against the rule of law. The move comes in response to what the group describes as..
As of December 31, 2024, there were 3,765,000 people of working age, or 58.5% of the country's population. Men are 1,970,000, and women - 1,795,000. This was announced by the Deputy Chair of the National Statistical Institute (NSI)..
The President of the “Renew Europe” group in the European Parliament, Valérie Hayer, called on the European Commission to urgently send a mission to..
Bulgaria could run into fuel shortages if the Lukoil Neftochim refinery stops operating, former Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borissov warned on..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range between 6 and 11°C across the country. Along the Black Sea coast, they will reach 13 to 16°C , while in Sofia..
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