The prosecutor’s office, the anti-corruption commission and the police are conducting searches of property belonging to Rumen Gaitanski, a.k.a. the Wolf in Sofia. In Kardzhali, searches are underway of companies connected with the former mayor Hasan Azis. Investigators are also searching premises connected with the former director of the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) Stoyan Mavrodiev, the BNR reports.The investigation is of a EUR 74.3 million loan granted by the BDB, the prosecutor’s office told the Bulgarian news agency BTA. On 9 August, the anti-corruption commission announced there was reasonable suspicion of violations in the granting of the loan by the BDB which has caused significant damage to the state. The credit was granted to the company Roadway Construction which is connected with Rumen Gaitanski. Part of the credit was used to finance the acquisition of Varna thermal power plant by the honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Ahmed Dogan.
Bulgaria ranks second in the world in terms of bread consumption after Turkiey, reported BNT citing the Turkish news site Yenigün. According to the statistics, the average bread consumption in Turkiye is nearly 200 kg per person per year while the..
The electronic application for voting abroad in the early parliamentary elections on October 27 is now active, reported BTA. According to the Electoral Code, polling stations abroad are established in Bulgarian diplomatic and consular missions if at..
September 11 is the last day on which parties and coalitions can submit their documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC) to participate in the early parliamentary elections on October 27. The deadline expires at 5.00 pm today. By the end of..
For the fourth year, one of the most beautiful places to fly in the world - the Belogradchik rocks, will host the Balloon Fiesta. Pilots from..
Cases of pertussis (whooping cough) are now few, while the number of scarlet fever and chickenpox cases has been reduced to a..
The scandal with issuing Bulgarian passports for money six years ago may put into question the candidacy of Ekaterina Zaharieva for..
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