Iliya Iliev

A recovery program for the Bulgarian Railways (BDZ) will be announced today - it provides a comprehensive plan for new management of railway transport, the changes will be visible within six months.

The deadline for those willing to run in the snap parliamentary election of Bulgaria is Wednesday, February 08, election authorities have announced.

Seven parties and six coalitions have so far filed registration documents with the Central Election Commission (CEC).

Bulgarian lawmaker Iliya Iliev has agreed to be stripped of his immunity as MP to face criminal prosecution.

Earlier, the prosecuting authority demanded his immunity over vote-buying allegations relating to the 2014 early general election.

Iliev purportedly organized a campaign to draw up lists with personal data of the residents of a Roma neighborhood in the town of Yambol.

Iliya Iliev, a lawmaker with liberal DPS party and a former municipal councilor from now the main ruling GERB party, has agreed to have his immunity lifted in order to face criminal prosecution.

Iliev is also considering whether to quit Parliament.

The restoration of the broken water supply tube near the local highway in the region of Kardzhali has been been continuing all night long.

The incident was caused by a landslide near the village of Padartsi in Southern Bulgaria, approximately 18 kilometers away from the main city.

Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has asked Parliament to strip 5 MPs of their immunity from prosecution, including Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Volen Siderov, Georgi Svilenski, Iliya Iliev, Dimitar Dimitrov, and MEP Sergey Stanishev.

The move aims to pave the way for criminal proceedings against MPs with immunity from prosecution.