The Commission for Anti-Corruption and Illegal Assets Forfeiture is to submit a statement of claim for the confiscation of illegal assets for the benefit of the state, worth 18.3 million Leva.
These include 18 real estate properties and 8 motor vehicles. One of the claims is against Boris Bekyarov, charged by the prosecutor’s office with involvement in an organized crime group headed by fugitive businessman Vassil Bojkov, who resides in Dubai, on his part charged in this country and sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act.
Assets, worth over 12 million Leva, belonging to Boris Bekyarov, are up for confiscation, the second biggest amount claimed is 4.4 million Leva over illegal money lending.
The European Commission has called on Bulgaria and 25 other EU countries to introduce a fast-track approval procedure for renewable energy projects. The new rules should have been in place by 1 July this year. The EC has launched infringement..
"Stolichen Avtotransport's accounts have been frozen since yesterday, according to mayor Vasil Terziev. He warned that if the company ceased operations, Sofia would be left without public transport. "Deputy Mayor for Finance Ivan Vasilev, like the..
The National Assembly has rejected in first reading the five proposed amendments to the Child Protection Act . The most controversial proposals relate to gender reassignment for children under the age of 18. The bill by "There Is Such a People" (ITN)..
For the first time in 38 years the population of Bulgaria has practically stopped its downward trend. In 2023 the decline is by a mere 0.3%, or just..
The changes to the Recovery and Resilience Plan must be sent no later than October 20, so that the European Commission can accept them..
During a short meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Bulgarian caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan..
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