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Turning Kavarna into the "Rock Capital of the Balkans" is just one of the number of successes attributed to the town's Mayor, Tsonko Tsonev. Photo by BGNES
The Chief Architect of Bulgaria's Black Sea town of Kavarna, Yuliyan Iliev, and the Director of the Municipal Properties Company, Desislav Kostov, have submitted their resignations.
The resignations have been already accepted by the Mayor of Kavarna, Tsonko Tsonev.
The two, along with the employee of the Registry Agency, Deyan Dechkov, were arrested Saturday on suspicions the group took part in a large number of property scams related to the acquisition of attractive waterfront municipal properties for prices below the market ones. The three benefited greatly from the scams along with family members and relatives.
Iliev and Dechkov, both with over 10 years of employment with the Kavarna Town Hall, were released on own recognizance while Kostov was kept behind bars for 24 hours after police seized EUR 250 000 in cash from him.
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A Bulgarian citizen has been elected mayor of the French town of Saint-Maximin de la Baume, located in the Provence region, after winning a closely contested runoff vote.
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The Sofia District Court has ruled that the initial 24-hour police detention of Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev was unlawful. The decision came after an appeal filed by his attorney, Ina Lyulcheva
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, has been taken into custody in connection with an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office.
Mayors from across Bulgaria gathered in the village of Bistritsa to show support for their colleague Samuil Popov, following the arson of his home and car on Monday night
A young man from Chirpan has died after spending months in a coma following a violent assault that reportedly began over a dispute involving cigarettes
A 53-year-old man with a criminal record has been detained in Bulgaria during a targeted police operation against vote buying, carried out in the village of Brestnitsa in the Lovech region
A criminal network linked to Bulgaria has been accused of defrauding dozens of elderly people in northern Greece through an elaborate telephone scam that resulted in losses exceeding 600,000 euros, according to Kathimerini.
A premeditated murder investigation is underway after a violent incident in the village of Kokalyane near Sofia, where a man is accused of fatally stabbing another person inside a garage that had been adapted for living
Italian authorities have launched an investigation into a large-scale scheme involving the illegal export of hazardous waste to Eastern Europe, with five Bulgarian nationals among those under scrutiny
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