Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on January 21 that it has pressed mismanagement charges against the former head of the State Intelligence Agency, Dragomir Dimitrov. Dimitrov, who is now Bulgaria’s general consul in Munich, is accused of failing to exercise his duties in overseeing implementation of the Classified Information Act between Read more
Former Interpol chief Chinese Meng Hongwei was sentenced to 13 years and 6 months for corruption, world agencies cited, citing Chinese justice. Country’s first head of policing agency abused his previous positions in China to receive US million in bribes between 2005 and 2017, Chinese court rules, South China Morning Post reported. Meng, who Read more
The prosecutor’s office is launching an investigation of the Bulgarian National Union. The union is organizer of Lukov March which takes place on 22 February, an event banned by order of Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandakova. The investigation will look for evidence that a general crime has been committed and whether the event complies Read more
Bulgaria’s defense spending rose significantly in 2019 – by 125%, according to a report released by the information-analytical agency Jane’s, world agencies and BTA reported. Exprets explained that the reason for the rise is the payment for the eight F-16 planes which was made back in August. Globally, defense spending in 2019 Read more
Ambassador Mustafa attended a lunch meeting today with American and Bulgarian military leaders to advance development of our 10-Year Bilateral Defense Plan with Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov. The U.S. Department of Defense Director for European Policy, Central and Southern Europe from the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Read more
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence has written to 24 companies in the country and abroad, inviting them to bid to supply 22 drones for use by the military for tactical reconnaissance. The estimated value of the deal is 25 million leva (about 12.7 million euro) including value-added tax, and is made Read more
From Bucharest to Sofia and the Balkans, a number of governments have failed to address the risks of earthquake-prone buildings. This is what the New York Times found in an article entitled “The Lesson of an Albanian Earthquake: The Balkans Aren’t Ready for the Big One,” BTA reported. The newspaper Read more
Turkish police detained five Syrian nationals in Ankara preparing a terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve celebrations, according to a TV station quoted by BGNES. They are affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist group. At present, there are terrorist groups only in Syria‘s Idlib province. The government army has launched an offensive Read more