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The Boring End of the Lukoil Bulgaria Opera [Jan 17, 2012] Bulgaria's Customs Agency awarded Monday to the Lukoil Neftochim refinery in the Black Sea city of Burgas protocols certifying compliance of its measuring equipment with state requirements. Thus, Bulgaria's great Lukoil Opera (or saga if you prefer) came to an end without much fanfare ? unlike the way it started in July 2011 when Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Customs Agency chief ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Lukoil Bulgaria dismisses tax claims [Aug 27, 2011] Lukoil Bulgaria CEO Valentin Zlatev rejected the claims that his company had violated tax or customs laws, the Sofia news agency reported on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Lukoil Bulgaria CEO Firm in Rebuffing Tax Violations Claims [Aug 27, 2011] The CEO of Lukoil Bulgaria, Valentin Zlatev, remains unwavering the company has not committed any tax or Customs law violations. "Lukoil does not have even one citation for tax and Customs violations," Zlatev is quoted saying. He was adamant that Lukoil never stopped fulfilling the requirements of Order 3 for the installment of electronic measuring devices to be connected to the National Revenue ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's oil refinery halts production over lost licences [Jul 27, 2011] Bulgaria's sole oil refinery, Russia-owned Lukoil Neftochim Burgas, said on Wednesday it was halting production after the customs agency stripped it of two key licences necessary for its operations. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Customs Agency Investigates Major Fuel Company [Jun 06, 2011] Bulgaria's Customs Agency is investigating a major company operating in the fuel sector for wrongdoings, Vanyo Tanov, the Agency's head, revealed Monday. Speaking for the private Btv channel, he refused to give away the name of the company, but stated he expects the investigation to result in new compromising materials against him emerging in the media. However, Tanov declared that he has full ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Fight Drug Trafficking with New Customs Unit [Mar 05, 2011] A new unit will be created in the Bulgarian Customs Agency which will aim to cope with the drug trafficking issue, the country's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has announced. The new unit will work in close collaboration with the special unit for fighting organized crime in the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, as well as with the US drug fighting authorities. On Saturday, Borisov gave a special ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Anti-Corruption Unit to Lack Operational Functions [Feb 17, 2011] Bulgaria's Center for Combating Corruption (BORKOR) will operate analytically, but will not have operational functions, according to Eleonora Nikolova, nominated for Deputy Chair of the unit. In an interview for the Bulgarian private TV channel bTV on Thursday, she said that BORKOR might review the signal for corruption in the Customs Agency, announced earlier by the former Deputy head Antoniy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria - in the Trap of the Wiretap [Feb 03, 2011] A "Tapegate" scandal, revolving around leaked discrediting conversations of senior government officials, is raging in Bulgaria, making all January headlines, and giving clear indications what is to come in this yet-so-young election year. The "Tapegate" Story Line The scandal was triggered by three tapes of discrediting conversations between the Director of the Customs Agency, Vanyo Tanov, and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Customs, Police Wage Fierce War over Contraband [Jan 31, 2011] Bulgaria's Interior Ministry and Customs Agency, a subordinate of the Finance Ministry, have clashed in the media over cigarette smuggling. After a truck with 10 million cigarettes was detained on the Kulata crossing on the Bulgarian-Greece border Monday morning, both the Customs Agency and the Interior Minister claimed the operation as a success of their own in special statements of their press ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's PM Claims Evidence 'Tapped' Conversation Manipulated [Jan 28, 2011] The conversation about the Ledenika brewery owner Mihail Mihov has been prolonged by 46 seconds, Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov has announced. "The recorded conversation about Mihov that was distributed through a USB port is longer than the transcript of the conversation, provided by a mobile operator," Borisov said, regarding the allegedly tapped phone conversation between him and the Customs ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Interior Min Makes Scandalous Allegations Against Customs Boss [Jan 22, 2011] Rumen Petkov, Bulgaria's former socialist Minister of Interior, stated he fired the present Customs Agency head Vanyo Tanov from the ministry upon discovering his ties to drug trafficking circles. "We caught Tanov in contact with a woman close to Serbian drug trafficker Budimir Kujovic," explained Petkov in an interview for Nova TV Saturday evening. Vanyo Tanov was appointed director of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Rightists Want Head of Top Cop, Customs Agency Director [Jan 18, 2011] Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, and the head of the Customs Agency, Vanyo Tanov, should resign with dignity, said Martin Dimitrov, leader of the rightist Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party. Dimitrov's statement was made Monday at a press conference, in which he urged all parties to sign a new social contract that would restore the confidence in state institutions. He ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's PM Slams Discrediting Leaked Tapes, Sends Them Abroad [Jan 16, 2011] Bulgaria's prime minister has reiterated the leaked wiretaps, accusing him of meddling in the work of the customs, are rigged and has vowed to send them abroad for verification. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Tanovgate': Spying Makes You Free [Jan 08, 2011] Bulgaria's 2011 election year offered a promising start. Three tapes of conversations between Customs Agency Head, Gen. Vanyo Tanov , and his superiors ? Finance Minister , Simeon Dajnkov, and Deputy Finance Minister , Vladislav Goranov ? were released at a news conference on January 5th by the Bulgarian Galeria weekly. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 1st in Europe in Contraband Cigarettes Fight [Nov 01, 2010] Bulgaria ranks 1st in Europe and among the top 5 in the world by the seizure of contraband cigarettes, the Director of the Customs Agency, Gen. Vanyo Tanov, announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Consolidates Control of Finance, Customs, Tax Authorities [Aug 04, 2010] Bulgarias Cabinet has approved the merging of the existing inspectorates of the Finance Ministry, the Customs Agency, and the National Revenue Agency. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Praises Customs and Revenue Agency [Jul 26, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has praised the work of the Customs and the National Revenue Agencies on collecting taxes. Djankov has praised the Customs Agency for its collecting of VAT from alcohol and fuel excise but has also pointed out some sectors that need to be improved. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Praises Customs and Revenue Agency [Jul 26, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister has acknowledged the good work of the Customs and National Revenue Agencies. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Finance Minister Forecasts 1% Economic Growth [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, forecasts a 1% economic growth for 2010. Djankov made the statement Thursday in the Black Sea city of Burgas where he met with employees of the Customs and the National Revenue Agencies (NRA). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Finance Minister Forecasts 1% Economic Growth [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov (second-left), is in the Black Sea city of Burgas Thursday to meet with employees of the Customs and the National Revenue Agencies (NRA). [via YahooNews] More >>