“The fragmented results (of the election) may make it difficult for any party to form a government. (…) The next government faces an array of policy challenges, including mitigating the health and economic impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, addressing public pressure to tackle corruption and organized crime, and managing Bulgaria’s external relations amid escalating tensions in the Black Sea region. (…) The U.S. State Department’s 2020 Investment Climate Statement for Bulgaria describes corruption as “endemic, particularly on large infrastructure projects and in the energy sector” and “in public procurement and use of EU funds.” The influence of oligarchs and criminal groups over some decisionmaking processes and state institutions also is a concern.(…)
Bulgaria’s location gives it strategic importance for an array of U.S. security concerns about Russia, the Black Sea, and conflicts in the Middle East,” reads a US Congressional Research Service Bulgaria overview report.
In Zhelyo Voivoda village, a flock of sheep infected with smallpox will be euthanized after laboratory tests confirmed that the animals are indeed infected. BNR’s correspondent in Sliven reports, citing the local administration, that the animals..
As of 1 December until the end of February, driving an old car in the centre of Sofia will be subject to a EUR 25-100 fine. The fines for legal entities will be 10 times higher – from EUR 500 to EUR 1,000. The low emission zone was put in place..
The due date for preventing the prospect of Borislav Sarafov taking the position of prosecutor general is drawing close, as is the deadline for coordinating the budget, Ivaylo Mirchev from Democratic Bulgaria said in an interview with public service..
Due to the poor condition of the water transmission network, nearly half a billion cubic meters of water are irretrievably lost annually . On this..
"After today's vote for Speaker of the National Assembly, ''We Continue the Change'' (PP) demanded the resignations of Daniel Lorer and Yavor..
On Friday, cloudy weather will prevail over the country. The wind will be oriented from the northwest, will strengthen and in the Danube Plain its speed..
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