Bulgaria's Corruption Ranking Hits a New Low in 2024
Bulgaria continues to struggle with high levels of corruption
Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has voiced suspicions of corruption within President Radev's caretaker cabinet, specifically targeting four ministries: Justice, e-Government, Labour and Social Policy, and Economy and Industry.
BSP leader Kornelia Ninova presented a dossier at a press conference, detailing allegations of "abuse of public procurement with public funds and property scams." The party submitted alerts between December 2022 and January 24, expressing concern over potential corruption issues.
Ninova also addressed President Radev's rumored plan to form a new political party, criticizing the move during his term in office.
Bulgaria's airport operators have agreed on the need to implement anti-drone systems at all international airports in the country
During a brief meeting at the Artificial Intelligence Summit in Paris, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and US Vice President JD Vance discussed strengthening bilateral relations
Anton Zlatanov, the head of the Border Police, spoke to BNT about the need for anti-drone systems at all strategic locations in Bulgaria, including airports
Dutch experts from the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee are in Sofia for a series of capacity-building trainings with their Bulgarian colleagues from the General Directorate Border Police in identification of forged documents.
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