News archive of January 2018

12 years of imprisonment under a strict regime received a father who has been raping and abusing his under-14 year old daughter, the press office of the Appellate Prosecutor's Office in Varna announced.

The 50-year-old man from the village of Okorsh, near Silistra, has demanded that his case be dealt with under a reduced court hearing to reduce his sentence by one-third.

The current circumstances with regard to the solution of the "Macedonian" issue are, historically speaking, the most positive.

I will mention a few reasons why.

A public opinion poll published by Pulse late on Tuesday night saw incumbent leftist SYRIZA trailing 10 percent behind the main opposition New Democracy party.

The poll, which was conducted for Action24 TV, found that 29 percent of respondents would vote for conservative New Democracy if elections were held now, against 19 percent who would back SYRIZA.

Four former members of the Vlasenic Brigade of the Bosnian Serb Army are charged with killing men from Srebrenica, raping women and girls, and pillaging a convoy of fleeing Bosniaks.

One Turkish soldier was killed and another was wounded during combat between the Turkish Armed Forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the eastern province of Ağrı on the Turkish and Syrian border on Jan. 31.

Bulgaria would be interested in buying Israeli gas if the EastMed pipeline connecting Leviathan to Europe is built.

The government adopted a decree to open a branch of the National Academy of Arts in Burgas. The decision was taken on the proposal of the management of the higher school and on the basis of a project evaluated by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency.

Tanin is in Belgrade as part of his regular visit to Belgrade ahead of the upcoming UN Security Council session on the work of UNMIK, the Serbian government announced, citing a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Government issued a state guarantee of up to BGN 50 million under the Student and PhD Students Loan Act for 2018 for new loans granted during the budget year. Financial support consists of guaranteeing principal and interest on credit obligations.

A Bulgarian citizen was apprehended in Germany for involvement in a trafficking group. This was done during a police operation in Berlin, Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony, BNT reported.