site.btaPresident to Alert Authorities About Alleged Violations and Abuses at VMZ-Sopot

President Rumen Radev will alert the competent authorities about alleged violations and abuse at the VMZ ordnance plant in Sopot, Bulgaria's largest state-owned defence factory, the President's press secretariat said.

Radev met with former employees of the plant and with journalist Stanislav Tsanov. The discussion focused on journalistic investigations allegedly revealing numerous violations and abuses at the plant. Based on the information, the President's administration will submit reports to the competent authorities, according to the press secretariat.

At the end of August, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov visited VMZ-Sopot and discussed Bulgaria's contribution to Europe's security.