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Interior Minister Demerdzhiev: Investigating Chief and Prosecutor General Sarafov's Exit Shows Backers Lost Influence
45+ min ago (214+ words) The removal of Borislav Sarafov as acting Prosecutor General and National Investigative Service Director shows his backers have lost influence, Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said on Sunday. On May 27, the Supreme Judicial Council accepted Sarafov's resignation as director of…...
BTA: : Interior Minister Demerdzhiev: Institutions Must Explain Inaction Over Varna Illegal Builds
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (215+ words) Municipal and central authorities could not have missed the construction of more than 100 illegal buildings near Varna, Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said on Sunday." Demerdzhiev told b TV's 120 Minutes that it was absurd to suggest the authorities had been…...
Education Minister Valchev: Today's Bulgaria Still Needs the Lesson of 1876
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (854+ words) site. bta Education Minister Valchev: Today's Bulgaria Still Needs the Lesson of 1876 - Vratsa " THE 150 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1876 APRIL UPRISING The present situation is not much different from 1876, when the April Uprising broke out, Education and Science Minister Georgi Valchev…...
BTA Director General Valchev: Bulgaria Needs Journalism Like Botev's
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (374+ words) Bulgaria needs journalism like Hristo Botev's and knowledge of its shared values, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev said on Sunday. Valchev spoke at a Regional History Museum discussion on the 150th anniversaries of the April Uprising and Botev's detachment. The forum…...
National Botev March Draws Over 1, 400 Students, Minister Valchev Addresses Participants
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (416+ words) More than 1, 400 students and over 200 teachers took part in the 78th National Tourist March "In the Footsteps of Botev's rebel detachment" from Kozloduy to Okolchitsa Peak, which on Sunday passed through the historic site of Milin Kamak, where participants were greeted…...
Labour Minister: Labour Inspectorate Repeatedly Denied Access to Illegal Buildings near Varna
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (217+ words) The General Labour Inspectorate Executive Agency has made repeated attempts to enter and inspect the illegal buildings in the Baba Alino area near Varna, but its teams were repeatedly prevented from carrying out inspections, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya…...
More Than 220 Aid Applications Filed After Floods in Central Bulgaria
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (265+ words) More than 500 inspections have been carried out to households affected by the recent floods in the regions of Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Sevlievo and Dryanovo (North Central Bulgaria), and over 220 applications for financial assistance have been submitted, Labour and Social Policy…...
US Troops, Military Equipment to Transit Bulgaria on June 1-2
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (139+ words) Military personnel and equipment of the United States Armed Forces will be transported via Bulgaria's national road network on June 1 and 2, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday. The movement of personnel and equipment from Greece to Romania is part of…...
European Parliament Debates "Danger of Normalizing Relations with Russia", Placing Focus on Culture and Sports
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (465+ words) During its plenary session in Strasbourg on April 29, the European Parliament (EP) debated the "danger of normalizing relations with Russia", including with regard to that country's participation in major cultural and sporting events. Russian President Vladimir Putin uses athletes for…...
Main Problem with Large Infrastructure Projects Is Reassignment of Activities, Regional Development Minister Says
23+ hour, 5+ min ago (300+ words) Shishkov said the Ministry plans to restore the role of the National Centre for Territorial Development, which was originally established to develop projects and strategic concepts for major infrastructure investments. In his view, the institution has gradually been sidelined and…...