The National Assembly ad hoc committee for investigation of police violence during last year’s antigovernment protests recommends that the Head of the National Service for Protection Emi Tonev be dismissed. According to the ad hoc committee, the videos showing police actions during the 2020 protests were deleted by order of Emil Tonev.
The committee also insists that action be taken against Prosecutor Veronika Trifonova and police officers, explained the committee’s chairperson Nikolay Hadzhigenov.
Meanwhile, the coalition "Democratic Bulgaria" called for an emergency sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament on September 14 to discuss the closure of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office, the Specialized Court and the draft law on the Supreme Judicial Council. The Speaker of the National Assembly Iva Miteva refused to convene such a sitting, because in her words, that would be a breach of the rules of organization and procedure.
US Ambassador Kenneth Merten and the Mayor of the port city of Varna, Blagomir Kotsev , discussed the opportunities for American companies to invest in the city in the fields of tourism and energy. This is the first official visit of H.E. Merten to..
At an extraordinary meeting, the Central Election Commission (CIC) decided to accept, in parallel, the applications for participation in the election for parliament of the supporters of the honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms..
Unidentified persons have broken into Bulgaria’s Consulate General in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The incident took place after work hours, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry says. The Ministry was alerted immediately and has granted permission to..
The number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast during the summer season is the same as last year, according to data..
On Sunday, cloudiness will remain significant over most of the country, but only isolated places in the south-eastern regions will still see rain by..
Natural gas prices increase by 1.9% in September compared to the previous month. The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission set the price of natural gas..
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