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 …
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After Lifting State of Emergency, Police Will Still Eavesdrop on Bulgarians while Hospitals Will Buy Supplies without Public Tenders
A scandalous legal amendment to the Health Act passed at first reading in Bulgarian Parliament on May 8, 2020, without attracting the attention of the opposition and the media. The …
