Delyan Peevski

Propaganda items in media outlets have increased 30-fold from the summer of 2013 till the end of 2016: this is according to the findings of the Foundation for Humanitarian and Social Research, quoted by BNR.

The Central Election Commission has announced the names of 12 more persons who are becoming members of the 44th National Assembly after the snap elections on March 26. The announcement came after 12 members elected in two constituencies each finally chose the constituency they want to represent, according to BNR.

The 240-page book called 'Robbers of Democracy', which was distributed free with the Telegraph daily newspaper, part of the Balkan Media Company linked to controversial media mogul Delyan Peevski, has caused anger among those accused of being "foreign mercenaries".

Cartoonists and publishers behind a new newspaper, published by Bulgaria's "Society of Rude Cartoonists", on Monday said they planned to sell copies of Pras Press directly on Slaveikov Square in central Sofia, famous as a book distribution hub.

The first edition of Pras-Press, a new satirical newspaper, will be out in Bulgaria on March 01, Wednesday, one of the project's main driving forces has said.

At just BGN 0.99, the newspaper will appear several days into the election campaign that began last week.

Sofia residents staged a demonstration in front of the Romanian Embassy on Sunday to show their solidarity with Romanian protesters.

The action began at 17:00 local time (EET), after days of protests in Romania against a decree which decriminalizes abuse of office worth less than EUR 44 000.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has said he will dissolve Parliament as of January 27 and set March 26 as the date for the next early election.

Radev has signed the decree two days into his term as President, paving the way for an interim government.

The owner of CSKA football club Grisha Ganchev has confirmed that there was a meeting between banker Tsveten Vasileva and the leader of GERB Boyko Borisov.

On Nova TV, he related in detail about the meeting which he attended.

The competition watchdog of Bulgaria has given the green light for a Dubai-registered offshore company to acquire consumer electronics retailer Technomarket.

TGI Middle East FZE is also the entity which several months ago bought a stake in Bulgarian tobacco holding Bulgartabac, purchasing shares from controversial MP Delyan Peevski and Italian businessman Edoardo Miroglio.

The Bulgarian government is not commenting on claims heard in a wiretapped conversation of a former judiciary official with a dismissed judge as the latest leaks of so-called Yanevagate were released this week.

The conversation involves former Sofia City Court head Vladimira Yaneva, dismissed judge Rumyana Chenalova, and lawyer Momchil Mondeshki who is allegedly close to Yaneva.