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The General Inspectorate has confirmed that the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad has issued thousands of certificates of Bulgarian origin without receiving any proof of their origin.
A previous inspection showed citizens of Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia had been granted Bulgarian IDs without providing a document to certify their Bulgarian origins.
The inspectorate said in a Wednesday statement to the media that procedures in hundreds of cases were not carried out in line with Bulgarian law.
It pointed out that a new administrative act should be established to regulate the procedure of issuing certificates for Bulgarian origin, stressing the current rules allow for loopholes and increase risk of corruption.
The scandal at the state agency led to the dismissal of its previous head, Yordan Yanev, by the interim government. Iva Yordanova took over for a few days but stepped down amid protests.
Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov declared as inadequate the requests for his resignation in connection with the action and detained employees of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad.
The government has decided that Petar Haralampiev will be chairman of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, the government’s press office said.
The Bulgarian government approved Boris Vangelov as chairperson of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad.
Dimitar Vladimirov was appointed Deputy Head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad (SABA), announced by the Government press office.
Iva Yordanova has resigned as Deputy Head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad (SABA), Tuesday.
Iva Yordanova, an adviser of interim Deputy Prime Minister Iliyana Tsanova, is the new head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, the government's press office has announced.
"Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized.
Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds, as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova.
The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva, reflecting a 15.
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