Bulgarian prosecutors change charges against Corporate Commercial Bank accused
Sofia City Prosecutor’s office has amended the charges against four Corporate Commercial Bank officials arrested in connection with alleged siphoning
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Four arrested, Bulgaria’s political storm continues over Corporate Commercial Bank
In all, four people have by now been arrested in connection with the alleged draining of close to 206 million
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Bulgarian President calls July 14 consultations on ‘financial situation’
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has scheduled consultations with parliamentary-represented parties and cabinet ministers on July 14 to discuss “the financial
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CCB majority shareholder Vassilev decries ‘massed campaign’ against him
The majority shareholder of Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), Tsvetan Vassilev, said in a statement on July 11 that he
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Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank scandal: Political reactions
Following the announcement of central Bulgarian National Bank’s decision to withdraw the licence of Corporate Commercial Bank while authorities began
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Bulgaria to issue international arrest warrant for CCB majority shareholder Tsvetan Vassilev
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on July 11 that it was preparing the paperwork to issue an international arrest warrant for
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Sofia appeals court overturns money laundering sentence on ‘Brendo’
Sofia Appellate Court ruled on July 11 to overturn the money-laundering sentence against Evelin “Brendo” Banev, Bulgarian specialist judiciary news
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Bulgarian MPs fail in bid to overturn veto on Consumer Protection Act amendments
A bid by the two parties in Bulgaria’s ruling axis to overturn President Rossen Plevneliev’s veto of amendments to the
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Violent storm hits Bulgaria’s Lovech, leaves 11 villages without electricity
In the latest blow from heavy weather in Bulgaria this summer, a violent storm broke over the town of Lovech
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