Interior Ministry

Sofia City Court acquitted former interior minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov who was tried for embezzlement.

The prosecution accused Tsvetanov for large-scale embezzling to the tune of BGN 50 000 from the budget of the Interior Ministry.

The verdict of Bulgaria's former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who is being tried for embezzlement, will be announced on May 26, Monday.

The prosecuting authority pressed charges against Tsvetanov for large-scale embezzling to the tune of BGN 50 000 from the budget of the Interior Ministry.

Todor Grebenarov, head of the National Police Chief Directorate of the Interior Ministry, has said that the Election Day started normally, with no crude voting-related breaches.

BELGRADE - President of the Red Cross of the Republic of Serbia Dragan Radovanovic stated on Friday that around 34,000 people were evacuated during the flashing floods in Serbia and added that the list containing the names of 73 people still reported as missing has been filed to the Interior Ministry.

11 Bulgarians were arrested by the State Agency for National Security (DANS) for draining credit cards through skimming devices.

4 of the 11 Bulgarians who were arrested had European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued against them, according to a media statement of DANS.

The verdict of Bulgaria's former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who is being tried for embezzlement, could be announced on May 26, the day after European elections.

Around 75,000 troops will be deployed around Ukraine to ensure security in Sunday's presidential elections.

It is still unclear how many polling stations will be opened in the eastern part of the country, where pro-Russian militia still keep tight control.

The prosecuting authority has requested a penalty of 5 years of imprisonment for former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov in an embezzlement trial.

The fast-track trial against Tsvetanov, currently Deputy Chair of center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), was launched on March 26.

BELGRADE - The Operational Centre of the Interior Ministry received from May 18 to 21 798 reports concerning people gone missing in the areas hit by the floods and 215 were found, the police have stated, adding that the data is not reliable since some people were reported missing more than once.

Situation stable, some flood evacuees to return home

BELGRADE -- The situation in the regions affected by the floods is stable this morning; some of the more than 30,000 evacuated residents expected to return to their homes.