Corruption in Bulgaria has distorted the way institutions function and the way they are controlled, and this is to the detriment of the Bulgarian people, US Ambassador to Bulgaria Herro Mustafa said, addressing the Rule of Law and the Business Environment in Bulgaria conference, organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria. As an illustration of this problem she described stories of lawyers with suitcases, behind-the-scenes dealings, very powerful persons who use Bulgarian government institutions to intimidate others, and a very small group of people who have created a system of enrichment of the oligarchic class. Ambassador Mustafa also spoke of the three Bulgarians who have been sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act. The US has denied visas to six Bulgarians suspected of corruption, but none of them has been sentenced for an offence in Bulgaria. Many of them have not even received disciplinary penalties and have not been relieved of office, Ambassador Mustafa said.
The working visit of Bulgarian Interior Minister Daniel Mitov to the USA concluded with meetings at the Department of Homeland Security and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security . The Bulgarian delegation accompanying the minister included the directors of..
The highest number of people per square kilometer in this country is in Sofia, Blagoevgrad and Plovdiv, BGNES reports. There are 58 people per sq. km in the country, according to data from the National Statistical Institute for..
Another illegal home for the elderly has been discovered – this time in the village of Govedartsi near Samokov. There are suspicions of inhumane treatment of its 23 residents, the Bulgarian National Radio reported. The mayor..
President Rumen Radev is leaving for an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan, BTA reports. The..
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Bulgaria and Kazakhstan will work on the development of the Trans-Caspian international transport corridor, known as the "Middle Corridor". This was..
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