European Prosecutor Files Case Against Varna Ex-Mayor for Non-Existent Fishing Port Scam

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Sofia has filed formal charges against the former mayor of Varna, Ivan Portnih, the former regional governor Stoyan Pasev, and two officials from the Executive Agency "Maritime Administration" over alleged fraud involving the reconstruction of a fishing port. According to EPPO, the defendants falsified documents and provided misleading information to secure €3.4 million in European and national funds for a project intended to improve port infrastructure that, in reality, did not exist....