Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Money laundering case against former PM Boyko Borissov terminated

GERB leader Borissov was investigated for the purchase of a 3 million euro property in Spain

Former Prime Minister Borissov after his interrogation at the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office in the Barcelonagate case on May 25, 2023.
Photo: BGNES - archive

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has dropped the investigation, known as "Barcelonagate", against former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov due to a lack of evidence of a crime, the prosecuting magistracy said in a press release.


The investigation was launched three years ago over suspicions of money laundering in the purchase of a luxury real estate property in Barcelona, Spain, worth 3 million euros. According to the supervising prosecutors, the the testimonies of witnesses to the allegations that former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov bought a house in Barcelona do not contain evidence that would categorically indicate that the crime was committed, i.e. that Borissov personally or through an intermediary ordered the purchase of real estate in Spain in March 2013.

The house was bought with the funds of a commercial company for domestic and international tourism and related tourist services.

Because of "Barcelonagate" former Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev shortly before he was removed from office requested the immunity of the leader of GERB Boyko Borissov.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Warm weather is back

On Wednesday, lows will be between 5 and 10°C, with Sofia around 7°C. The sky will be mostly sunny, with some clouds in the eastern areas before midday. Light to moderate winds will blow from the south-east. Maximum temperatures will be between 19 and..

published on 4/15/25 7:05 PM

DPS-DPS party to decide whether to continue supporting the government

The operational leadership of DPS-DPS party met to decide whether to continue its support for the government. This is happening a day before the discussion of the second vote of no confidence in the "Zhelyazkov" cabinet on the topic of corruption...

published on 4/15/25 5:45 PM

Housing prices in Bulgaria have increased 2-3 times in 10 years

Over the past 10 years, housing prices in Sofia have tripled, and in large cities more than doubled. This is according to data from one of the largest brokerage companies on the Bulgarian market.  "If in 2015 in Sofia you could buy a home..

published on 4/15/25 5:03 PM