Government

Executive Director of Europol: Bulgaria has our Support for Schengen

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Bulgaria, Kalin Stoyanov, held a series of bilateral meetings in Luxembourg.

He met with the executive director of Europol, Catherine de Boll, and thanked her for the consistent support for our country in its efforts to join Schengen. Minister Stoyanov assured that Bulgaria will work actively to become part of the area by the end of the year.

Bulgaria: PM Denkov will personally monitor the activity of 13 Departments, Mariya Gabriel - 4

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov will personally monitor the activities of 13 departments, and Deputy Prime Minister Maria Gabriel - 4, announced the government press service.

The Prime Minister will monitor the activities of several agencies, including Intelligence and National Security, the National Statistical Institute and the Patent Office.

Türkiye urges Sweden for concrete steps on NATO bid

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With around a month left for NATO critical leaders' summit scheduled to take place in Vilnius, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has spoken over the phone with his Swedish and American counterparts separately to reiterate that Türkiye expects Sweden to take concrete steps in line with the trilateral agreement if it wants to join the alliance.

Bulgaria: The Prosecutor's Office wants the Immunity of a GERB MP for "Fornicating with a Child"

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office (SCPO) proposed to the prosecutor general Ivan Geshev to submit a request to bring to criminal responsibility the deputy of GERB Daniel Alexandrov.

He is a member of parliament for the first time and is a member of the committee on children, family, youth and sports. He is 31 years old and a competitor in classical wrestling.

President meets FM Kaskarelis to discuss Turkey trip

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou met with caretaker Foreign Minister Vasilis Kaskarelis on Wednesday, with the minister briefing the president on his recent trip to Ankara on the occasion of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's swearing-in ceremony.

Kaskarelis had also discussed migratory flows in a phone call with newly sworn Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday.

Europol announces arrest of money laundering suspect in Athens

A "notorious money launderer" who cleaned "the dirty money of the world's foremost criminals" was arrested late last month in Athens, Europol, the EU police agency, has announced.

The arrest, on 31 May, followed a long investigation by Dutch police into the activities of the underground banker, who operated in the Netherlands.

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