The government of Bulgaria has given nearly BGN 90,000 from the European Union (EU) “Good Governance” Program to the “Bulgarian National Federation of Metal Detection”, whose members regularly face the…
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NGO Convicted of Treasure Hunting Receives EU Funds to Rewrite Laws in Its Favor
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On February 21, 2019, the Sofia City Court made an unsuccessful attempt to launch the case over the complaint of “maverick” investigator Boyko Atanassov of illegal wiretapping against him and…
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Ex-Auditor’s Confessions Reveal: Government Pressure and Vicious Practices in Bulgarian ‘Audit of European Union Funds’ Executive Agency
The former auditor at the “Audit of European Union Funds” Executive Agency (EAECA), Daniela Lazova, reveals in front of Bivol’s camera loopholes in the system for controlling the spending of…
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Alipi Alipiev from the "Swiss report" on Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's criminal past surfaces in the property deal
Judiciary Pays Huge Rent to Scandalous Firm Connected with Bulgaria’s Rulers
The company “TRANSLAT” JSC, which is involved in enormous scandals, is a preferred landlord of the Sofia Administrative Court. The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) pays a rent for the property…
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Police Officer’s Mother-in-Law Steals Property; Son-in-Law Obstructs Investigation
A Sofia policeman is systematically harassed because he has sent to court the “mother-in-law” of his direct supervisor. For several months, the Sofia Directorate of the Interior Ministry (SDVR) and…
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Bulgaria is at risk of losing hundreds of millions of free European funding for railroad projects because it has decided not to apply for the European Union (EU) Connecting Europe…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg has ruled for the first time against a large European company in a discrimination case. According the magistrates, the…
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“Timber Mafia” Smashed Personal Car and Office SUV of Husain Shakirov
Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva decided to “invest” 1.2 million levs in “hunting tourism” or rather in the comfort of the directors of the four large State forest enterprises. We have…
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Bulgaria is on track to lose over 132 million levs due to sanctions of the European Commission. The sanctions involve the Commission’s refusal to repay funds that were invested in…
