Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on June 22 that he has vetoed part of the bill of amendments to the Interior Ministry Act, specifically the provisions that would task a new ministry department with protection of senior state officials. Radev argued that the provisions he vetoed would “duplicate the protection Read more…
An emergency fund to combat domestic violence in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched in Bulgaria, against a background of eight women having been killed by their partners and a spike in reports of domestic violence after the State of Emergency was declared in March. “A silent Read more…
Criminals have been quick to seize opportunities to exploit the Covid-19 crisis by adapting their modi operandi or engaging in new criminal activities, according to a new report by European police co-operation agency Europol. These fall into four main areas – cybercrime, fraud, counterfeit and substandard goods, and organised property Read more…
BGN 20 million has been provided for ambulance helicopters. The funds will come after talks with the European Commission on the Operational Program “Regions in Growth”, Parliament announced on February 20, BNT reported. The government considers buying two ambulance helicopters and build the necessary infrastructure. Source: BGN 20 Million Allocated for Ambulance Helicopters – Novinite.com – Sofia 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…
The Greek government will send 400 troops to handle the increased migrant flow from Turkey. Thus, the government will strengthen the security along the Evros River, located in northeastern Greece. The Greek government has already begun recruiting the guards, and according to Citizens’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis, the process will Read more…
Bulgaria and Northern Macedonia must work together to create an environment of intolerance for corrupt practices. The interior ministers of the two seniors, Mladen Marinov and Oliver Spasovski, said this. Consideration is also being given to creating a single number for both neighboring countries, to which citizens report corruption in state structures. Read more…
The driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex. Police were called by the ambulance service shortly before 01:40 BST after the discovery at Waterglade Industrial Park in Eastern Read more…
Leading Turkish developer of unmanned aerial vehicles Baykar has delivered another batch of drones Bayraktar TB2 in Ukraine. Three aircraft, ammunition, simulator, camera systems and ground data terminals were delivered to the Ukrainian Air Force. The newly delivered drones are being tested at an air base in Starokostiantyniv in Western Ukraine, Read more…
Joint training involving Bulgarian special forces and the US Air Forces in Europe began on August 19, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence said. The joint exercise involves 250 military personnel from Bulgaria’s 68th Special Forces Brigade and up to 30 personnel with five UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the US Air Read more…