The repair of the pavement on “Tsar Simeon Street” in the Bulgarian winter resort town of Bansko had been nearly finished a few days before selecting the contractor for the …
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Ivan Geshev (the only nominee to become Bulgaria’s next Prosecutor General) recently attacked Bivol with blatant insinuations in a blunt demonstration of his biased approach, total lack of professionalism, and …
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Bulgarian MEP Asks EUR 4.5 Million from Libya for Release of Hijacked Tanker ‘BADR’
At the beginning of August 2018, Bulgarian MEP Emil Radev (ruling party Citizens of European Development of Bulgaria, GERB/European People’s Party, EPP), together with arms dealer Nikolai Gigov and Dimitar …
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Vary Belyov had been only 20 years old when he acquired two apartments in a development between the Bulgarian winter resort towns of Razlog and Bansko for a modest amount. …
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For 3 Years White Hat ‘Begs’ Data Protection Watchdog to Stop Leaks from Its Site
The site of the Bulgarian Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP) is vulnerable and gives access to the personal data of over 14,000 people who have sent complaints or questions …
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The Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAF) has checked 288 guesthouses under monitoring and another seven that are not, according to Minister Desislava Taneva, which reported the results of …
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Tomáš Pleskač, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Czech power utility CEZ, declared during an official meeting with Czech politicians that the Thermal Power Plant in Bulgaria’s Black …
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Radiаna Abdulova, investigator at the Sofia Investigative Services (SIS), told Bivol that she had been part of a “retaliatory squad” to investigate politicians and senior officials. Two years ago, her …
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Evidence of Cadaster forgery and illegal construction on a municipal road emerge from a check of “Leshtenski Ray” (Leshten Paradise) guesthouses in the village of Leshten, scenically situated on the …
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Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Body, Prosecution Close Their Eyes to ‘Loans for Passports’ Granted by Private Lender
The Specialized Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) and the Commission for Combating Corruption and the withdrawal of illegally acquired property (KPKONPI) (sic) have been passing on a file on a complaint by …



