The Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Krassimir Karakachanov owns two open terraces and three glass-paneled ones and it is not clear whether the paneled terraces are legal,…
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Bulgarian Deputy PM with Penthouse for EUR 400 per Sqm and Undeclared Terrace
by Биволъby БиволъThe epidemic of cheap properties and undeclared terraces did not miss Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Krassimir Karakachanov, who was recently questioned about a property acquisition in…
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Prosecutor Builds Vacation Home on Black Sea Coast with EU Money
by Биволъby БиволъVilla “Annie” in the village of Velika on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast is financed by BGN 186,830 under the European Union (EU) Rural Development Program (RDP). The beneficiary…
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Bulgarian Competition Watchdog Refuses to Probe Bombardier and GP Group in Aftermath of Bivol’s Publication
The Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) is refusing to conduct an expert verification of facts published in Bivol’s investigation BOMBARDIER AND GP GROUP WIN PUBLIC RAILWAY PROCUREMENT FOR…
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EU Financing for SPA Hotels and Livestock Breeding – Bulgarian Government Official and Local Mayor Are Part of Scheme
by Биволъby БиволъA consortium of three companies has built a mineral water pipeline to the “Perun Hotel”, connected to Kiril Kotev, the Mayor of the southern Bulgarian SPA resort town of Sandanski,…
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Prosecutor’s Office to Investigate Bulgarian Deputy Minister’s ‘Guest House’
by Биволъby БиволъAccording to an announcement by the press office of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office of Cassations, the latter has launched a probe on grounds of media reports about a guesthouse built…
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Bulgaria’s Deputy Anti-Corruption Boss Not on Leave Despite PM’s Request
by Биволъby БиволъIt turns out that Anton Slavchev, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Combatting Corruption and the withdrawal of illegally acquired property (KPKONPI) (sic) is not on leave, despite Prime Minister…
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Specialized Criminal Court President Also Owns ‘Impossibly’ Cheap Properties
by Биволъby БиволъThe President of the Specialized Criminal Court Georgi Ushev has purchased in 2017 two land plots in the affluent Sofia suburb of Bankya for EUR 12 per square meter. The…
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Bulgarian Deputy Minister Uses ‘Guest House’ Built with EU Money as Own Vacation Home
by Биволъby БиволъAlexander Manolev, former Deputy Minister of Tourism and current Deputy Minister of Economy, owns a land plot on which a guesthouse has been built. The house is funded with BGN…
