The District Court in the Bulgarian town of Shoumen on January 22 imposed prison sentences to the two drivers of the cargo train that derailed in the village of Hitrino in December 2016, leaving 7 people dead and many injured in a massive gas explosion. The court sentenced train driver...
Bulgaria’s Anticorruption Commision launched an investigation into six senior public officials for conflicts of interest. These are the head of the National Service for Protection (NSP), the...
Bulgaria’s Parliament on January 22 passed the Fuel Act at second reading. The texts prohibit the filling of road vehicles with products of petroleum origin that have not been accounted for under...
Bulgaria’s Council of Electronic Media (SEM) on January 22 elected Andon Baltakov as the new Director General of the public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio. Four members of the media...