“I have not discussed names with anybody, it is not my job. Bulgaria is a sovereign country,” said US ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Merten in Burgas, and added that decisions such as this must be made by the citizens of Bulgaria and not by foreigners.
His words come as a comment on the political scandal with the leaked audio recording of a meeting of the We Continue the Change National Council on 21 May. In the audio, the voice of We Continue the Change co-chair Assen Vassilev can be heard saying that the names of the future heads of the Bulgarian special services had been discussed with “the embassy” and with “embassies”. Ambassador Merten was in Burgas for the 120th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the US.
With a majority of 197 votes and eight “abstentions”, the MPs accepted the resignation of the former co-chairman of “We Continue the Change” Kiril Petkov as an MP. He took political responsibility for the corruption scandal in..
The authorities in Burgas are introducing a 35-kilometer security zone in the waters of the Burgas Bay, where waiting tankers will not be allowed, BTA reported. The measure is in response to growing public discontent over the strong..
Bulgarian short animated film “The Artist’s Daughter” will be presented today in Tokyo as part of the EU Film Days, BTA reports. The animation is part of the festival program in the “Memory and History” section. “The Artist’s..
A historical festival in the "Gradishte" area, where the ruins of an early Byzantine fortress are located, is organized today from..
Gorna Oryahovitsa is the largest non-district town in Northern Bulgaria. It is located near Bulgaria’s old capital, Veliko Tarnovo, and is an important..
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