“For us the report that is relevant is that of the European Commission – it is critical and objective,” MEP Andrey Kovatchev said for the BNR, commenting on the European Parliament resolution on rule of law in Bulgaria.
He compared the resolution to a Christmas tree with “all sorts of things on it.” In his words the elements which coincide with the European Commission report are politically adorned with negative sentences.
“The EU’s control bodies are OLAF and the European Court of Auditors and in their latest reports they say that European funding irregularities in Bulgaria are under 1%,” Andrey Kovatchev said.
“ The result of the changes in the services is the crushing of inconvenient opponents, ever more aggressive political repression, and the ever more brazen plunder of public resources and private business – about which we will be learning less and less,”..
The election for parliament in the Republic of Moldova on 28 September, 2025 ended in a landslide victory for the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS). The result was seen by many as a validation of the country’s pro-European policy against the..
An emergency legal amendment has paved the way for the sale of Lukoil’s refinery in Burgas, opposition MP Ivaylo Mirchev, co-chair of Yes, Bulgaria, said on Wednesday. "Today, we have received confirmation that Lukoil has finally found a buyer for..
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