Volen Siderov, leader of Ataka nationalist party and Sofia municipality councilor, has been detained for 24 hours.
He was detained in connection with an investigation over his appeal to the Bulgarian public to come out at Easter in a body and go to church without face masks on. A nationwide search warrant was issued for Volen Siderov earlier today when he failed to appear after being subpoenaed for an indictment. The Ataka leader is accused of incitement to violation of the measures for containing Covid-19. The charge carries a 5-year prison sentence.
Half of the companies from the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association say that the tariffs on the import of commodities announced by US President Donald Trump are not going to affect their businesses directly. One-third of the employers..
The European Commission has set a date for the release of the ad-hoc convergence report evaluating Bulgaria's readiness to adopt the euro - June 4. The report will be released during the spring cycle of the European semester. The information..
MPs will vote today at 2:30 pm on the second vote of no confidence in the cabinet of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. The motion was tabled by the MECH party with the support of Vazrazhdane and Velichie. This time the motivation for the proposed vote..
Blind ultrarunner Victor Asenov has officially become part of the Everesting Hall of Fame, Sportal.bg reports. Between March 21 and 23, the..
Border Police remind that major repairs are underway on the Bulgarian section of the Danube Bridge in Ruse, and because of this, a temporary traffic..
Thirteen people were arrested in central Sofia during a specialized police operation aimed at countering illegal migration and preventing crimes..
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