Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet is proposing draft amendments to the Public Procurement Act which aim to end in-house procurement procedures and introduce sanctions for its violation, caretaker Ministe of Finance Rositsa Velkova anounced. Caretaker Premier Galab Donev commented that in-house procurement procedures have become an emblem of syphoning of funds.
The government has also approved the creation of an agency to investigate high-level corruption. If the Prosecutor's Office refuses to launch an investigation into the agency's probe, it will have the right to appeal.
At 05:00 am Bulgarian time on 28 October, Election Day abroad ended on the West Coast of the USA and Canada. There were 53 polling stations open in the US and 15 in Canada. According to Bulgaria's diplomatic and consular missions, all polling..
Election day in the Macedonian capital Skopje was normal, with no queues at polling stations. Around 50 people had voted by midday, and the number was expected to exceed 100 by the time the polls closed. Atanas Velichkov, editor-in-chief of the Tribuna..
According to the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections, the MECH party is emerging as a new player in parliament. The acronym MECH stands for "Morality, Unity, Honour". The party was founded in October 2023 by lawyer Radostin Vasilev , a..
The turnout reached 28.5% by 5 p.m., Gallup International Balkan reported. By 3:00 p.m., voter turnout in the..
Data from the parallel count, with 100% of the sample counted, by the polling agency Gallup International Balkan, partner of BNR in the coverage of the..
As of 4pm, the average turnout across the country was 26.25%, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC). This was announced at a briefing by..
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