
Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency has not discovered any discrepancies in the income of Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, its head Krasimir Stefanov has announced. Stefanov has made it clear that there is no inconsistent information in the tax returns of Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Interior Minister and Deputy PM, and that no unreported income of his has been [...]
February 25, 2011 | Posted in
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Bulgaria’s Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev has proposed a delay of half year for the start of the special anti-mafia tribunals, which were expected to start operating from August 2011. On Thursday in front of the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS), Velchev expressed his concerns that the specialized court and Prosecutor’s Office will not meet the expectations [...]
February 25, 2011 | Posted in
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The Bulgarian language must get once again understandable for all Bulgarians, according to ruling GERB party MP Emil Karanikolov. As reported by Karanikolov, to that end the deputy will table a special legislative bill on “the purity of the Bulgarian language.” Karanikolov, an engineer by education, will develop the draft together with the co-chair of [...]
January 13, 2011 | Posted in
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Even though it was badly struck by the global economic crisis in 2008 and especially in 2009, Bulgaria’s industrial sector started slowly to pick up, with the exports gaining momentum, and the government and business increasingly realizing the importance of an export-oriented economy. Bulgaria Registers Highest Export Growth in EU 27 in 2010 Q1-Q3 December [...]
January 13, 2011 | Posted in
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