Libyan Court asked for death penalties for the six Bulgarian medical workers alleged in deliberately infecting 393 children with HIV-virus on the court sitting on Saturday. Vladimir Scheytanov, attorney of Bulgarian defendants pleaded not guilty on the lack of evidences opposing the prosecutor`s accusations. Today at the next court sitting Osman Bizanti, the other attorney will deliver his speech on the AIDS trial. The sentences will be passed in 2-3 weeks` period Bulgarian attorneys expected. This time the court did not allow the defendants to meet with their relatives who had arrived from Sofia for the hearing. Bulgaria took a flurry of political and diplomatic actions in relation to the Libyan case against Bulgarian medics. All parties and officials expressed their concern for the development of the case.
Bulgaria’s economy continued to show steady momentum throughout 2025, placing the country among the fastest-growing economies in the European Union, according to data presented by the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Revenue from overnight stays in Bulgaria continued to rise at a solid pace at the end of 2025, with hotel income in December increasing by 12.5 percent on an annual basis
Bulgaria closed 2025 with the unemployment rate hitting a historic low of 3.2 percent, according to the latest data from the National Statistical Institute
In the final quarter of 2025, Bulgaria’s economy showed signs of slowing, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising by 2.9 percent year-on-year, down from 3.1 percent in the same period of 2024.
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