The real picture of corruption at the highest levels of power remains blurred and the pending criminal proceedings do not reflect the true state of high-level public sector corruption, according to the report of the Anti-Corruption Fund (ACF) for 2021. ACF report shows that in the past year not a single corruption investigation was opened and developed against a high-ranking official.
The ratio of convictions to acquittals in high profile cases is 3 convictions to 14 acquittals, according to the report.
Despite the need for legislative changes, however, they have not been implemented due to the short life of several parliaments, the report adds.
Another 80 Bulgarian citizens from Lebanon landed at Sofia airport on board the government’s plane. The number of evacuated people with two flights after September 30 is now 169. The latest flight was welcomed by Minister of..
The regional organization of Jews in Bulgaria "Shalom" for the city of Varna has collected over BGN 3,000 at a charity auction of paintings by famous artists to help the residents of the village of Voden , Yambol region, reported BNR correspondent in..
The Kalotina border checkpoint on the border with Serbia has already been renovated and has a nearly 30% increased capacity for passenger cars. It has seven lanes each for entering and leaving the country, as well as another eight lanes that can be..
Some of the Bulgarians in Lebanon were evacuated on a government aircraft flight on Monday evening. The first group, consisting of 89 people, mostly..
''The second evacuation flight from Lebanon will be carried out today around noon, provided the circumstances are favorable'', caretaker Premier Dimitar..
The Kalotina border checkpoint on the border with Serbia has already been renovated and has a nearly 30% increased capacity for passenger cars. It has..
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