The prosecutor’s office is pressing charges against Deputy Minister of Environment Krasimir Zhivkov, who was detained yesterday, and against the brothers Plamen and Atanas Bobokov who are in the business of motor oil and battery and accumulator recycling.
They are being investigated for participation in a criminal organization dealing in the illegal import and processing of hazardous waste. Three more persons have been charged, among them the former head of the regional environmental inspectorate in the town of Pleven. According to the evidence gathered, Krasimir Zhivkov put pressure on his subordinates to undertake the unimpeded import of waste from Italy.
Citizens will tonight show their solidarity with the Roma families from the Zaharna Fabrika neighbourhood in Sofia who were left homeless after their homes were demolished on April 15. At 19:00, they will gather at the site of the demolished houses and..
Hundreds of believers from all over the country gathered at the Bachkovo Monastery to take part in the traditional liturgical procession with the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary. The procession began at 8am, accompanied by the ringing of bells and led..
Monday will be mostly sunny . In some places in the lowlands and valleys in the morning hours there will be short-term fog. Mainly in the Rila-Rhodope region and around the Balkan Mountains there will be rain. Minimum temperatures will be between..
When carrying out border control and compensatory measures, Border Police officers also carry out checks in the automated information..
Exactly at midnight, the Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Daniil announced the Resurrection of Christ and greeted the Bulgarians with “Christ is..
“Today, united by the power of our faith in the redemptive sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we celebrate together again and are inspired by His Resurrection...
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