“What I saw from the Magnitsky sanctions is one more slap in the face of all institutions,” Interior Minister in the caretaker cabinet Ivan Demerdzhiev said for the BNR.
“What I find interesting is the motive regarding (Vladislav) Goranov, that he motivated certain persons to adopt favorable legislation for interested parties. It is easy to answer the question who had a majority for adopting the given legislation,” Minister Demerdzhiev said, and called on the prosecutor’s office to take steps.
“Corruption kills, it drains our resource, our future. For years Europe, our other partners have been telling us “do something”, said Deputy PM Atanas Pekanov in a comment on the new names of Bulgarians added to the Magnitsky list.
He added that the cabinet would re-submit the judicial reform legislation to the new National Assembly.
On Tuesday it will be sunny and windy in most parts of the country. Clouds will develop in the northeast and along the Black Sea coast, where it may rain in places. Lows will be between 5 and 10°C, 5°C in Sofia. Highs will be between 16 and 21°C...
Bulgaria has begun evacuating our fellow citizens who expressed a desire to leave Beirut following Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Some of the Bulgarians in Lebanon have already been evacuated on a government aircraft flight, BNR's correspondent Mira..
The highest average age of young people in the EU leaving their parental home was recorded in Croatia (31.8 years), Slovakia (31 years), Spain (30.4 years), Bulgaria, and Italy (30 years in both countries). Finland (21.4 years), Sweden and Denmark..
On Monday, there will still be showers in the eastern half of the country. It will stop raining by the evening. Clouds will break in the western part..
Travelling to Israel and staying in the country should be avoided, except in case of emergency, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...
A State Aviation Operator crew is standing by to fly to Lebanon as soon as the phased evacuation of the Bulgarians there is given a green light. This..
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