Illegal Competition at UASG for Chief Assistants Exposed and Sanctioned – Successful Legal Battle by Professor Todor Tsigov

Illegal Competition at UASG for Chief Assistants Exposed and Sanctioned – Successful Legal Battle by Professor Todor Tsigov

The University of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy (UASG) has allowed an absurdly conducted competition for “chief assistants”. The violation was eventually sanctioned, but not thanks to the university and the Ministry of Education, but to a professor whose 5-year legal battles to avoid dangerous precedents for Bulgarian higher education were crowned with success. The professor … Read more

Bulgarian Court Cancels Last Restriction on EU Citizens Acquiring Agricultural Land

Bulgarian Court Cancels Last Restriction on EU Citizens Acquiring Agricultural Land

17 years after Bulgaria’s membership in the European Union, the court in Luxembourg canceled the last restriction for EU citizens to acquire agricultural land in Bulgaria. All obstacles to this should have fallen back in 2014, but instead, with changes to the Law on the Ownership and Use of Agricultural Lands (ZSPZZ) contrary to the … Read more

Turkish Banks Block All Payments from Russia, Impacting Trade and Sanctions Circumvention

Turkish Banks Block All Payments from Russia, Impacting Trade and Sanctions Circumvention

Russian companies unexpectedly ran into trouble working with Turkey, which has become one of the biggest hubs for circumventing sanctions and almost doubled supplies to Russia, from fruit and electronics to clothing and auto parts. From the beginning of January 2024, Turkish banks are blocking all payments from Russia, Kommersant reported. Payments for commercial transactions … Read more

The Collapse of NDSV and the Lessons for Political Parties: A Warning for PP-DB and the Dangers of Coalition Politics

The Collapse of NDSV and the Lessons for Political Parties: A Warning for PP-DB and the Dangers of Coalition Politics

How many people still remember the NDSV? The party, founded by Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, erupted like a volcano on the political scene before 2001, when it defeated Ivan Kostov’s UDS in the parliamentary elections, gaining the support of almost 2 million voters. NDSV ruled the country for the next 8 years in coalition governments – … Read more

Arnegg Bicycle Traffic Improvement Project Approved by City Parliament 2025 Construction Loan for Bike Path Connection in Arnegg Unanimously Approved

Arnegg Bicycle Traffic Improvement Project Approved by City Parliament 
2025 Construction Loan for Bike Path Connection in Arnegg Unanimously Approved

In Arnegg, there is no appropriate crossing point for bicycle traffic at the confluence of Geretschwilerstrasse and Bischofszellerstrasse. In the future, the cycle path connection from Arnegg to Gossau will lead via Bettenstrasse and Loobachweg to Geretschwilerstrasse. In order for the Loobachweg to meet the requirements of a pedestrian and cycle path with two directions … Read more

Intense Debate Unfolds in Norway Over Rystad Energy’s Report on Nuclear Power

Intense Debate Unfolds in Norway Over Rystad Energy’s Report on Nuclear Power

Things have been hot after NHO, Fornybar Norge and Norsk Industri got Rystad Energy to produce a report on how nuclear power could fit into Norway. The report concluded that Norway should not make any assessment of or preparations for nuclear power until 2035. They believe Norway should wait to see if the new type … Read more

Streamlined Travel at Sofia Airport: Schengen Entry to Speed Up Passenger Process

Streamlined Travel at Sofia Airport: Schengen Entry to Speed Up Passenger Process

More than 2/3 of the passengers from and to Sofia Airport will go through the terminals more quickly after our country’s entry into Schengen from March 31. Jesus Cabayero, CEO of SOF Connect – the company-operator of the capital’s airport, announced this to Sega. The opening of corridors for the free passage of citizens from … Read more

Bulgarian Man Wanted by German Authorities for Cyber Fraud to be Extradited – Varna Court of Appeal Allows Execution of European Arrest Warrant

Bulgarian Man Wanted by German Authorities for Cyber Fraud to be Extradited – Varna Court of Appeal Allows Execution of European Arrest Warrant

The Varna Court of Appeal finally allowed the execution of a European arrest warrant for a Bulgarian wanted by the German authorities for criminal prosecution. It was issued by the District Court in Bamberg, and 28-year-old Nikola B. is wanted for his involvement in an organized criminal group for fraud and computer crimes, reported by … Read more

The Decline of President Rumen Radev: Bulgarian Politics in Turmoil

The Decline of President Rumen Radev: Bulgarian Politics in Turmoil

In Bulgarian politics, the expression “the strong of the day” will now have to be taken literally – you are strong today, and tomorrow you fall into the group of weaklings. Some politicians found this out the hard way – like the showman Slavi Trifonov, whose party ITN quickly reached the political peak and just … Read more