Magnitsky Act
Bulgarian Prosecution Office Requested More Info from US on Sanctioned Bulgarian Nationals under Magnitsky Act
Bulgaria's Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Cassation requested of the US Department of State additional information on the case of imposing sanctions on three Bulgarian nationals under the Magnitsky Act.
Bulgaria Requests from US Additional Info on Persons Sanctioned under Magnitski Act
Bulgaria's Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Cassation requested from the US Department of State additional information on the case of imposing sanctions on three Bulgarian nationals under the Magnitsky Act, BTA learned on Thursday from the prosecuting magistracy.
Bulgaria and Moldova Head for Polls on July 11, What Similarities Two States Share?
On July 11, in Europe, the citizens of two states will elect their Parliaments. Bulgaria, an EU member state, will repeatedly mobilize to elect its Legislative after three failed rounds since the last elections in April on the appointment of a Government by the newly elected Parliament.
European Commission Should Be Penalized for Ignoring Rule of Law Issues – MEP Elena Yoncheva, Bulgaria
According to Elena Yoncheva, Bulgarian MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, a criminal procedure must be initiated against the European Commission, as it has not yet found a way to apply the regulation on the binding of the rule of law with the allocation of EU funds.
Bulgarian Banks Shouldn’t Work with Blacklisted Firms, Corruption Has Taken Deep Roots – PM Stefan Yanev
To avoid further sanctions, banks do not have to conduct transactions with individuals and companies blacklisted and sanctioned by the US.
This was recommended by caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev at the beginning of the Security Council meeting he convened. Sanctions under the Magnitsky Act and the work of special services are the two topics on the of the Council's agenda.
Caretaker Prime Minister Convenes Bulgarian Security Council
The Security Council will held a meeting today at the Council of Ministers' building. Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev summoned deputy prime ministers, ministers, representatives of the special services, as well as the chief of defense services. The agenda of the meeting will be the current risks and threats to the national security.
Minister of Justice Stoilov: USA Sanctions Are Major Indication for Bulgarian State
It is obvious that certain individuals and companies were patronizing and thus benefited illegally, commented the caretaker Minister of Justice Yanaki Stoilov to bTV in relation to the US sanctions against Bulgarian citizens under the Magnitsky law.
According to him, this could not have happened without persons holding senior government positions.
Bulgaria: How Peevski and Bozhkov React to US Sanctions
Peevski dismissed the designation as "an absolutely inadmissible, biased act that is at odds with the spirit and meaning of the Magnitsky Act.
Ex-Deputy Foreign Minister: Corruption in Bulgaria Gets out of Hand
U.S. sanctions are a political innuendo signaling that corruption in Bulgaria is getting out of hand, according to Milen Keremedchiev, a former deputy foreign minister.
Movement for Rights and Freedoms Reacts to US Sanctions for Party’s ex-MP Delyan Peevski
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) issued a statement this morning responding to yesterday's news concerning the sanctions against its member and longtime MP Delyan Peevski imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department.