The purpose of the traffickers was to use the people as drug dealers and sex workers.

The lenders are talking about "gradual privatization" of the bank, which could be interpreted as a sale in parts or as a split of the bank into a "good" and a "bad" part before being launched in the market.

The cargo had departed from Colombia and Costa Rica. The ship passed through Lisbon and berthed in Italy at the expense of a company based in Milan. It is supposed that the drugs were added at one of the intermediate ports.

If the Financial Stability Fund does not receive new offers from prospective investors by 26 July it will have to divide Protonbank into a "good" and a "bad" part. Then, it will launch in the market only the "good" part of the bank which consists of the total deposits of the institution.

GRReporter has sought analyst Krassen Stanchev to comment on the latest developments. He is a Doctor of Philosophy, the founder and long-time chairman of the Institute for Market Economics. He defines himself as a seller of knowledge in the field of market economy and, over the years, he has significantly contributed towards the popularization of the principles of free economy in post-communist Bulgaria.

Far-right party carried out its action despite the ban, but it was isolated in parliament by the other political forces.

The issue is being widely discussed again since a British tourist was killed by at least one of his fellow countrymen in Malia in Crete.