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Bribes in the public procurement sector exceed BGN 1 bn in 2009 Over BGN 1 bn in bribes were given for the conclusion of public procurement contracts in 2009, estimated for Klassa Kamen Kolev, Deputy Chairman of BIA (Bulgarian Industrial Association). According to the Chamber’s estimates and those of other independent experts, the total inefficiency [...]
As written earlier Bulgaria is considered by some to be the Russian Trojan horse in EU and the recent development related to the hearings of commissioners designate Rumiana Jeleva are probably the first proof. The whole saga revealed some sad side of the Bulgarian reality and things that people coming to Bulgaria sooner or later [...]
This article is translated from the original publication in Dnevnik newspaper by Elenko Elenkov which is here. You do online shopping? Here is what you should do in order to release a shipment from the (Sofia) Customs in Bulgaria. As of 1 January 2010 the value on which you have to pay VAT for any [...]
One year after the first publication for the cause “Bulgarian Christmas” here comes a new one. It is getting harder now to hide all problems and especially since it became obvious that from 14 733 609 BGN donated so far only 4 560 000 BGN have been donated to people in need. What happened with [...]