Sotir Tsatsarov

Scuba divers retrieved the fake 500-euro notes, which added up to around 12 million euros, from the Mechka dam in southern Bulgaria, the prosecution announced in Plovdiv on Tuesday.

Three men have been arrested in relation to the case after a special operation carried out by Bulgaria's Specialised Prosecutor's Office, the State Agency for National Security, DANS, and the police.

A mission of European Commission experts will arrive in Sofia in late June to analyse the performance of Bulgarian prosecutors in a bid to give a boost to the country's efforts to reform its judicial system.

A Spanish prosecutor will be incorporated as part of the European Commission's supervision on the Bulgarian judicial system, Spain's acting Justice Minister Rafael Catalá told Bulgarian journalists on Thursday.

The refugee crisis in Europe, terrorist threats and the fight against organized crime have been on the agenda of a meeting of Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Turkey's Chief Public Prosecutor at the Supreme Court Mehmet Akarca in Sofia.

The refugee crisis, terrorist threats and the fight against organized crime will be on the agenda of talks between the top prosecutors of Bulgaria and Turkey in Sofia this week.

Ivan Mihovski, an MP from the main governing GERB party, has given up his immunity as demanded by Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor, his party has reported.

On Tuesday Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov submitted a request to Parliament demanding that the immunity of Mihovski be lifted in relation to an ongoing probe.

There is no legal mechanism allowing the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) to step down, in line with demands of the main ruling parties, Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has said.

Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has met with FBI special agent Davon Mahoney, who works on cases of foreign corruption practices, the prosecuting authority has said.

Mahoney's visit to Sofia has taken place with the cooperation of the US Embassy in Sofia.

Sofia police have carried out a specialized operation targeting migrants in several parts of Bulgaria's capital, officials say.

As many as 562 people had their documents checked by police.

Only reforms coordinated with the Chief Prosecutor can be carried out in Bulgaria, former Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov has said.

Ivanov, who on Wednesday stepped down after Parliament approved an amended version of his reform proposals, commented in an interview with private NOVA TV station on Thursday on the motives that had prompted him to step down.