Varna Mayor Case Sparks EU Push to Freeze Bulgaria’s Recovery Funds - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

Varna Mayor Case Sparks EU Push to Freeze Bulgaria’s Recovery Funds - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

The "Renew Europe" group in the European Parliament has called for the suspension of funds under Bulgaria's Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), labeling the case against Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev as politically motivated. At a press briefing, group spokesperson Vincent Stuer argued that payments to Bulgaria should be entirely halted until the situation is resolved. The upcoming session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg will include a de…