The National Investigation Service (NIS) is no longer part of the prosecutor’s office, and is now an independent structure by force of the amendments to the Judicial System Act, approved by parliament at second reading. The NIS will now have a director; as part of the prosecution, the NIS was headed by the prosecutor general – either directly or indirectly via a director who was also deputy prosecutor general for the investigation.
The merger between the NIS and the prosecutor’s office took place in 2009, but through the years this has proved to be a bad decision, commented Boyko Rashkov, MP from We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria.
More than 250 types of wine participate in this year's 12th Festival of Wine and Cultural Heritage Avgustiada in Stara Zagora. It opens tonight at 5:30 p.m. with a parade of the contenders for Queen Avgustiada, folklore groups and the..
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 2,229 people, indicate data from the demographic development strategy for last year. At the end of..
Bulgaria is growing more and more visible for businesses in the US, said Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev at a briefing in New York after meeting with representatives of American companies. “Interacting with American companies and with..
Friday will be sunny and temperatures will rise during the day to reach 28-33°C, 29°C in the capital. Lows will be between 11 and 16°C, 11°C in Sofia...
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..
Bulgaria is growing more and more visible for businesses in the US, said Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev at a briefing in New York after meeting with..
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