Two of the three Bulgarian citizens detained and charged with spying for Russia in the UK were members of sectional election commissions in London, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed. Katrin Ivanova and Biser Dzhambazov served as chairpersons of sectional election commissions at the last parliamentary elections. The two had previous experience of elections in 2017 and 2019.
Grubby guesthouse in Great Yarmouth 'was seaside spy headqurters for Russian 007', the British daily newspaper "The Times" wrote about Orlin Rusev, who is believed to be the leader of the spy ring. He included "007" in one of his email addresses. A room with equipment for making fake identity documents was found in the house presented as a three-star hotel "Haydee". The hotel is owned by 47-year-old Bulgarian businesswoman Irina Parvanova who bought it for GBP 220,000 in September 2021.
The ambassadors of the EU Member States have reached a preliminary agreement on the draft decision to abolish checks at internal land borders for Bulgaria and Romania. This is planned to happen on January 1, 2025. The decision is expected to be finally..
Shopping malls in Sofia and across the country will increase the number of security guards where needed. Additional panic buttons are also to be put in place if retailers wish, the Bulgarian Retail Association said. Groups of suspicious persons will be..
The U.S. Department of State today released the data for the refused type B visas for the financial year 2024. For Bulgaria, this percentage is 6.02%, which marks a significant decrease compared to last year, when it was 11.61%. This is the lowest..
According to unofficial information, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU has drafted a decision for the full admission of Bulgaria and..
The first marble statue discovered in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica on 3 July, is probably of Lucius – grandson of Roman Emperor Octavian..
The Constitutional Court has admitted all five requests for the partial or complete annulment of the elections for the 51st National Assembly, submitted..
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