The role of the Prosecutor General, his accountability and criminal responsibility is not the only problem of the justice system in Bulgaria and the fight against corruption. This was what U.S. Embassy Resident Legal Advisor Jessica Kim has said. In a discussion organized by the Atlantic Club, Kim pointed out that the problems stem from the judiciary, which is not independent in general, the way the Supreme Judicial Council is formed, the problems with media independence and the steps made by politicians to weaken the judiciary. All of them lead to the inability of the country to deal with corruption in the upper levels of power, the advisor said, 24chasa.com writes.
The truck traffic on the Maritsa highway to the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing at the Bulgarian-Turkish border is now normalized. "As of this morning, there are no more queues of trucks standing on the roadway waiting to cross the border," assured..
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, searches have been carried out in Sofia, Burgas, Petrich and Rila in connection with an investigation into alleged fraud with EU funds in the restoration of a church. In 2017, a public tender..
One million and eight hundred Bulgarian citizens travelled as tourists during the third quarter of the year, National Statistical Institute data show. 72.3% of them travelled inside the country, 20.8% travelled abroad and 6.9% - both inside Bulgaria..
According to an analysis by the Electricity System Operator, a shortage of electricity is expected as early as January and February next year. At a..
Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov and his Albanian counterpart Igli Hasani confirmed the firm commitment of the two countries to the..
A cold front will pass through the country overnight and tomorrow from the northwest . Rain will fall in many places in the western regions and the Danube..
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