The Sofia City Court has ruled that the mayor of Varna, Blagomir Kotsev, will remain in custody. The official reason is framed within judicial proceedings, but in the public sphere, the prevailing sense is that his real “crime” is refusing to sell out to the mafia.

The Bulgarian National Bank has officially admitted that it is powerless to stop individuals sanctioned under the “Magnitsky Act” from operating within the country’s banking system. In response to a parliamentary question from Assen Vassilev of “We Continue the Change,” the Central Bank justified its position by citing the lack of explicit legal regulation.

In an interview with Iliyana Benovska on August 2, 2025, Yordan Mitsikulev – activist and representative of the political movement “Velichie” – made shocking revelations, combining deep personal emotion with serious political and institutional accusations.

The preparation for yet another mass repression, aimed at crushing those who are inconvenient to those in power, is coming to us with full force. This time, the target is the arrest and detention of people close to Ivelin Mihaylov, part of the community he developed before entering politics.