Prime Minister Kirill Petkov went to the Office of the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCPO) today to be asked about the names he had mentioned during his meeting with Attorney General Ivan Geshev on February 4. Petkov and the head of the prime minister’s office, Lena Borislavova, had been summoned to the […]
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Bulgaria: Energy Minister Says There Is War Against Government Energy Policy
War is raging against the Bulgarian government’s energy policy, Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov said today in an emergency press conference to deny allegations that the new management of the state-owned Bulgargaz sold 60,000 MWh of gas to Romania under a previous agreement. He stated that it was not about one but about 18 agreements and […]
Bulgaria: All Board of Directors of State Gas Supplier Bulgargaz Replaced
Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), a state-owned company owned by the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy, has replaced the entire leadership of state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz, according to minutes of its board meeting published today in the Commercial Register. This meeting took place on Friday. Bulgargaz CEO Nikolai Pavlov and the other members of the company’s board […]
Bulgaria, Northern Macedonia step up co-operation in agriculture, transport and SMEs
Bulgaria and the Republic of Northern Macedonia signed three memoranda of cooperation in the presence of the prime ministers of the two countries, the government’s press service announced on Tuesday. The official signing took place after the joint meeting of the two government delegations in Sofia. Minister of Agriculture Ivan Ivanov and Minister of Agriculture, […]
Bulgaria: The head of the anti-corruption service resigns
Bulgaria’s anti-corruption chief Sotir Tsatsarov has resigned as the new central government seeks legislative changes in a new effort to fight rampant corruption, a parliamentary spokesman said today. The coalition government led by Prime Minister Kirill Petkov, who took office last month and has pledged zero tolerance for corruption, plans to review the agency as […]
Northern Macedonia: Dimitar Kovacevski’s government receives vote of confidence
Shortly before midnight, the government of Dimitar Kovachevsky received a vote of confidence from Parliament. In particular, 62 deputies voted in favor of the government, 46 voted against it, while 12 abstained from voting. The Parliament of Northern Macedonia has a total of 120 seats. The new cabinet has 21 members. Twelve come from the […]
Bulgaria: Anti-vaccination protesters attempt to enter parliament
Protesters attempted to storm the Bulgarian parliament and clashed with police during a large rally against pandemic restrictions in central Sofia. The spirits rose about an hour after 3,000 people gathered outside parliament. Their demand was to abolish the compulsory health certificate which, they claim, violates their rights and indirectly forces citizens to be vaccinated. […]
Northern Macedonia: Vlado Buckovski fired as Special Representative in talks with Bulgaria
The Government of Northern Macedonia, during its meeting today, dismissed Vlado Buckovski from the position of the country’s special representative in the talks with Bulgaria. So far there is no justification for the government’s decision to oust Vlado Buckovski, who was appointed to the post on December 1, 2020, by the outgoing government of Zoran […]
Bulgaria: Large increase in visitors to the ski resort of Pamporovo
The Pamporovo ski resort in Bulgaria’s Smolyan province has seen a 30% to 40% increase in visitors since the start of the season, according to its chief executive Marian Belyakov. In total, more than 100,000 tourists have visited the resort since the beginning of December, while there is an increase in the number of both […]
Compromise of Sofia and Skopje on the horizon?
Bulgaria’s new, pro-European government is seeking a way out of diplomatic disputes with neighboring northern Macedonia. But how likely is it that a compromise will be reached? There is no rational explanation for the Bulgarian “veto” in the start of accession negotiations with Northern Macedonia. It was an inspiration to the nationalists who participated in […]
