Administrative Court

For years, Bulgaria's Ministry of Environment and Water kept from the public that the air quality monitoring system in Sofia was compromised and failed to accurately report pollution levels, despite having the relevant information. During this time, thousands of Sofia's residents suffered health issues, and some likely died prematurely due to the polluted air.

On Victory Day, commemorating the end of World War II, the coalition "Solidary Bulgaria" marked the occasion with a symbolic gesture at the dismantled monument to the Soviet army in Sofia. With flowers adorning the fence and an inscription declaring "There will be a monument here again!", the coalition reiterated its commitment to restoring the monument.

Construction on Thessaloniki's Flyover, a regional axis, is temporarily halted due to residents' legal appeals. 

The Fifth Section of the Administrative Court ordered the pause pending a decision on the residents' injunction request, set for April 17. 

The ongoing dismantling of the Soviet Army monument, commonly known as MOCHA (Monument of the Red Army of Occupation), has stirred significant tensions in Sofia, leading to heightened security for the regional governor, Vyara Todeva.

In the upcoming runoffs of mayoral elections on Sunday, Bulgaria is set to (re)introduce the use of voting machines, following the Central Electoral Commission's (CEC) reception of a certification report signed by the Bulgarian Minister of Electronic Management, Alexander Yolovski, along with the heads of the Bulgarian Institute for Standardization and The Institute of Metrology.

The top court has annulled the article regarding the non-refundability of the administrative fines paid for violating the mask mandate during the pandemic — paving the way for reimbursement of the already paid penalties.

The court's annulment decision dated April 5 was published in May 24's Official Gazette and entered into force.

Food price growth is unreasonably high. This is the conclusion of the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) after a comparative analysis of the costs of all participants in the supply chain.

The citizenship of the chairwoman of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) should be revoked and the body should be closed, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has said, in reaction to claims that the army has used chemical weapons in the fight against terror.

"The Ministry of the Interior warns everyone once again that it will not tolerate any violence on the streets of Belgrade and that it will strictly implement the law and the decisions of the competent authorities and courts.

The president and prime minister are asked to "make it possible to hold EuroPride 2022 as planned".
They also announced the new route of Saturday's march - from the Constitutional Court to Tamajdan, Belgrade media report.