Boyko Borisov

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov criticised the rush for publishing information about the investigation of the brutal murder of journalist Viktoria Marinova in Rousse. This could have led to the concealment of belongings, the concealment of the perpetrator, and there would have been nothing to talk about today.

Bulgarian employers' organizations are opposed to the state's intention not to drop the ceiling on pensions and raise the maximum insurable income.

The government and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church have agreed that the controversial amendments to the Religious Denominations Act will be changed between first and second reading in the Parliament. The salaries of clerics will be increased and will be equated with those of the teachers. Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said after a meeting in the Synodal Palace on 4th of October.

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined five other international press freedom organizations in urging Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to ensure the physical safety of investigative journalists working in their country.

Bulgaria will be selecting among four offers of multi-purpose jet fighters to regenerate its ageing fleet of Soviet MiG-29 planes, the Defence Ministry said on Monday.

The four options came from Italy, the US and Sweden.

US contractor Lockheed Martin has proposed the newest version of its F-16 Fighting Falcon platform, the fourth generation F-16V "Viper".

Charges were pressed against the two people, who were arrested after attacking a Bulgarian television journalist, the spokesperson of the chief prosecutor, Rumayna Arnaudova, told BNT on 27th of September.

Bulgarian investigative reporter Dimitar Varbanov from the TV show "Gospodari na Efira", or "Lords of the Airwaves", which mixes satirical and comic content with investigations, was attacked while at work in the north-central city of Veliko Tarnovo, Nova TV announced on Wednesday evening.

The Anti-Corruption Commission is looking for former Finance Minister Simeon Djankov. According to Plamen Georgiev, chairman of the committee, the request towards Djankov to appear and to declare his income were unsuccessful.
 

The Sofia City Court (SCC) imposed security on movable and immovable assets of the former Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy in the first cabinet of Boyko Borisov - Traicho Traikov. This was done at the request of the Commission to counteract corruption and to withdraw the unlawfully acquired property.

Bulgaria's parliament on Wednesday amended energy legislation to give the country's Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, KEVR, the final say on the sales of 20 or more per cent of any gas or electrical distribution company operating in the country.