On June 18, 2018, Neno Dimov, the Bulgarian Minister of Environment and Waters invited to lunch dozens of Ambassadors to UNESCO at the headquarters of the International Organization in Paris. …
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Neno Dimov hosted ambassadors and lobbied against the draft decision of the World Heritage Committee on Pirin National Park
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”Glitz and Glamor” with Taxpayers Money...
Bulgarian Minister of Tourism Hired Expensive US Lobbyists, Ministry Denies It
“The Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism has hired lobbying companies in the United States to arrange via email meetings with politicians, foundations and media for Minister Nikolina Angelkova. They have received …
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Murder and arson cases have been dismissed; the Special Prosecutor's Office has not submitted evidence of having searched for the alleged drug lord and son of Mila “The Bloody” Georgieva
Judge Keeps “Killer” Behind Bars
The judge from the Special Court for Serious Organized Crime and Corruption, Adelina Ivanova, rejected Monday the request of Martin “Dzhito” Georgiev’s defense counsel to change his measure of remand …
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The Ministry of Interior and the Prosecutor's Office keep silent; Bivol has operational information on a corrupt scheme aiming at a more lenient measure of remand.
“Killer” Quietly Returns to Bulgaria
The wanted by Interpol Bulgarian citizen Martin “Dzhito” Georgiev has quietly returned to Bulgaria this week and is in custody. On Monday, the Special Court for Serious Organized Crime and …
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Bulgarian Politician and Alleged Underworld Figure Launch Joint Company in Open Partnership
The Lifetime Honorable Chairman of the party largely representing the Bulgarian Muslim minority, Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), Ahmed Demir Dogan and Rumen “The Wolf” Gaitanski have registered a …
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Ten months after the revelation that Bulgaria is not ready for the Schengen visa system...
Bulgarian Foreign Ministry Places Secret Order for Cisco Routers
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is finally dealing with the hardware for the National Visa Center, which should ensure unimpeded issuance of Schengen visas. The May 17 public …
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User after user pay BGN 1 to just get a display of a blank page without any information, the Property Register acknowledges this shortcoming and is working to fix it
Registry Agency Misleads Online Users, Will Return Money for Blank Reports
The Property Register, which is managed by the Bulgarian Registry Agency, charges BGN 1 for online reports that do not contain any data. Customers pay this fee for, both, entries …
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The murder investigation involving the interpreter of Inercom Nikola Molčan was relaunched in April
Lidove noviny: No Negotiations between CEZ and Inercom since March
There have been no new talks between CEZ and Inercom since March when Nicola Molčan (Molchan) was translating for Ginka Varbakova’s team in Prague, a CEZ spokesman has told Lidove …
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The "Vrazhdebna" airport is the new "Faberge" egg in Viktor Vekselberg’s collection
“Blacklisted” Russian Oligarch Eyes Sofia Airport
Viktor Vekselberg is interested in an investment portfolio at Sofia Airport – “Vrazhdebna”. This emerged in March 2018 from an interview with the newspaper Kommersant of Evgeny Chudnovsky, Director General …
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Bulgarians from the central city of Veliko Tarnovo have organized an illegal network for senior home care by exploiting Bulgarian workers, according to an investigation by the Belgian media outlets …





