The claim of former alpine ski racer Mark Girardelli that he bought in 2016 the offshore T.A.K Services, which is the majority owner of the concessionaire of the Bulgarian Bansko…
The B-files
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FIBANKInvestigationsLeading
‘Legendary’ Cypriot Investor Sold Yulen Shares to Augusta Papadopoulou, Not to Mark Girardelli
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How Prosecutor General Mocked Public about Company Ownership
by Биволъby БиволъProsecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov literally mocked the public. He promised to reveal the ownership of the company “Yulen” but did not do so. Nevertheless, he revealed that the Prosecutor’s Office…
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CEZInvestigationsLeading
Bulgaria’s Inercom Negotiates with “Global Financial Institutions” to Fund CEZ Takeover
by Биволъby Биволъ“Global financial institutions”, not represented in Bulgaria, are in an advanced stage of negotiations with Inercom to finance the takeover of the Bulgarian assets of the Czech electric power utility…
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EditorialsFreedom of speechLeading
In memoriam of Victoria Marinova
Dedicated to the Truth
by Биволъby БиволъWe are dedicated to the Truth. We stand behind every one of our words and publications. Sadly, the Truth is that Bulgaria is gravely ill from corruption and captured by…
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DoganserailInvestigationsLeading
Bulgarian Government Turns Blind Eye to Illegal Construction on Public Beach next to #DoganSeraglio
by Биволъby БиволъA two-story building on the beach and a powerful shoreline fortification on publicly-owned land – these are the new construction “achievements” in the vicinity of Dogan’s Seraglio in Park “Rosenets”…
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BulgartabacInvestigationsLeading
Bulgarian authorities close their eyes to evidence from partner services
Customs Documents: Bulgartabac Generates Billions from Smuggling
by Биволъby БиволъThe company of Iraqi smuggler Salam Quader Faraj has bought from Bulgaria and exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) more than 3.3 billion cigarette packs between 2009 and 2017.…
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AnalysisFreedom of speechLeading
Bulgarian Police Detain Bivol Investigative Reporters While They Attempt to Prevent #GPGate Evidence Destruction
by Биволъby БиволъTwo journalists from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) – Dimitar Stoyanov from Bulgaria’s Bivol and Attila Biro from Rise Romania – the Romanian partner of Bivol, were…
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CEZInvestigationsLeading
Bulgarian energy watchdog had accepted as a guarantee a forged letter of guarantee for EUR 200 million from a company of an Italian national wanted for fraud
Company Associated with Well-known Names Gave 28 Million to Bulgarian Buyer of CEZ
by Биволъby БиволъA contract for EUR 14 million with the company Petrolinks Handels GmbH had been presented by a firm of Ginka and Slavcho Varbakovi to the Bulgarian State Commission for Energy…
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CEZInvestigationsLeading
CEZ Trail Leads to Bulgarian PM Home and His Card Playing Buddies
by Биволъby БиволъA solid sequence of public facts connects the people involved in the deal to sell the Bulgarian assets of Czech State-owned electric power utility, CEZ, with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.…
