More than 30 customs officers have been arrested at the Lesovo checkpoint at the Bulgarian - Turkish border. Because of the operation, carried out by Chief Directorate "Combating Organized Crime" and the National Security State Agency, the checkpoint was closed and the queue of waiting cars is 4 km long, it was reported. Arrested customs officers are suspected of taking bribes from carriers. It is unclear when traffic through the border checkpoint will be restored. The advice of authorities is that drivers should head towards the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint.
The European Public Prosecutor's Office has confirmed to BNR that Bulgarian European Prosecutor Teodora Georgieva has been temporarily suspended from office. On Wednesday, the EPPO informed the European Parliament, the Council of..
Reconstruction of the "Kapitan Andreevo" border checkpoint on Bulgaria's border with Turkey should begin within three months . It is expected to last one year and be completed before the start of the increased summer traffic in..
The co-chairman of "We Continue the Change" Kiril Petkov is accused of threats to former Minister of e-Government Alexander Yolovski, in connection with public procurement procedures. He has been imposed a bail of 5,000 euros, but..
Thursday will be mostly cloudy with rain and east-northeasterly winds , increasing in the Danube plain and the Upper Thracian lowlands. Minimum..
On the initiative of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger is visiting Bulgaria to look for cooperation projects with the..
European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi is launching an administrative investigation into possible violations committed by Bulgaria’s..
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