А company associated with the son of a former high-ranking functionary of the Bulgarian Communist Party, partnering with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS, the party largely representing the…
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Bulgaria risks sanctions not only by the United States but also by the European Commission (EC) due to the hastily built natural gas pipeline “TurkStream 2” (called “Balkan Stream” by…
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Bivol’s reporter Dimitar Stoyanov was briefly detained for “ID check” during the “Great People Uprising” (as participants called it) protest rally against the government on September 2, 2020. The journalist…
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In the wake of Bivol’s investigation into the millions of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the Bulgarian “bad apple” bank Investbank, Venezuelan opposition MP Freddy Superlano has approached the…
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Colombian billionaire Alex Saab is the alleged owner of the frozen in Bulgaria Venezuelan assets. Saab was detained in June in Cape Verde on an international arrest warrant from the…
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Bulgaria’s Competition Watchdog Allows Purchase of Bank Shares at above Market Price
The Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) failed to discover any evidence of a monopoly in the acquisition of part of the capital of First Investment Bank (FIB) by…
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Sofia Airport has fired a “disloyal to the government” employee for commenting on the resignation of Prime Minister (PM) Boyko Borisov, which thousands of protestors in Bulgaria are demanding for…
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The Insider Russia (TheIns.ru), a respected independent investigative site, has published an article by the political analyst at the Free Russia Foundation Alisa Volkova. The article, titled ‘A “friendly” deal.…
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Victims of the actions of Bulgarian Private Enforcement Agents (PEAs) have filed a petition to be heard by the members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). Separate petitions are being…
