European Commission Slaps Greece with Nearly €400 Million Fine Over Agricultural Subsidy Fraud
The European Commission has imposed a fine of nearly €400 million on Greece over a major scandal involving the mismanagement of EU agricultural subsidies
Bulgarian postal services have been put on red alert after Sofia police intercepted a suspicious package addressed to the Israeli Embassy in the capital.
The postal departments have been asked to screen arriving parcels and the officials to be extra vigilant while handling them.
"This is the highest level of alert and security in the postal offices. Emergency situations call for emergency measures," Transport Minister Alexander Tsvetkov commented.
Earlier this week Greek police carried out a controlled explosion on a package found outside Parliament and two more at the Russian and Bulgarian embassies.
And two other packages were intercepted at the Chilean embassy and the offices of a courier company.
Police spokesman Athanassios Kokalakis said an object was thrown into the Swiss embassy courtyard and a "deafening blast" was heard, but no one was injured.
A suspicious package was also discovered at the offices of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.
A female doctor from Burgas has died, two months after being severely beaten by her former partner and colleague during a celebration
Three Ukrainian nationals, aged 22, 24, and 25, have been detained by order of the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office in connection with the kidnapping of a 17-year-old Ukrainian boy in Sofia
In Thessaloniki, police officers intervened after hearing the cries of an 11-month-old baby left unattended on a balcony
A 20-year-old woman from the village of Kalitinovo, Stara Zagora Province, has been detained by police following a stabbing incident at a restaurant in Sunny Beach.
Tension gripped the Bulgarian city of Varna on Tuesday evening following the death of 36-year-old Yavor Georgiev
A total of 130 people are being removed from three illegal adult care facilities in Varna following an operation carried out Monday night - the third such action in recent weeks
Borderless Bulgaria: How Schengen Benefits Are Transforming Trade and Logistics
Bulgaria's Mortality Rate Remains Highest in Europe