Ivan Dimitrov Shishkov

Public record

Compiled from publications and official records as of 18.10.2026. Every statement links to its source; claims made by others are marked as such, with who makes them. Quotations in English are our translation.

• The BGN 4 bn contracts. In the last days of Donev's caretaker cabinet, in which he was regional minister, the road agency awarded road contracts worth about BGN 4 bn; his successor Andrey Tsekov cancelled them after an audit found in all eight procurements restrictive criteria creating the conditions for "unlawful, non-transparent and inefficient spending of public funds" (our translation). — RFE/RL, 18.07.2023
• Guardrails. The road agency's contract with "Yupiter 05" for the South Central region was amended 6 times, by EUR 30.8 m in total; one annex dates from March 2023, under Donev's caretaker government (+EUR 10.8 m). — Sega, 02.07.2026 Shishkov himself admits: "The indexation method was indeed made during our caretaker cabinet" (our translation). — BNT, 16.10.2026 The DPS accuses him of cancelling old contracts "so that they are signed again, at higher prices, with friendly firms" (our translation). — Dir.bg, 16.10.2026
• Zahari Hristov. In January 2023, as caretaker minister, he appointed to the board of the state company Avtomagistrali the former deputy minister Zahari Hristov, "whom the prosecutor's office is checking for corruption" (our translation). — Mediapool, 09.01.2023
• Nivel Stroy. In July 2026 he gathered mayors from the North-West to defend disputed road contracts won by Nivel Stroy, "a company linked to Christoforos Amanatidis-Taki" (our translation). — Mediapool, 14.07.2026
• Alepu. The Supreme Administrative Court ruled unlawful his refusal, as caretaker minister, in the case of the building on Alepu beach. — RFE/RL, 22.08.2023
• A boy's death in Triaditsa. In 2021, after a 16-year-old boy was electrocuted at a manhole feeding an illegal kiosk, he resigned as chief architect of Sofia's Triaditsa district (in office since 2008), "without, however, taking responsibility" (our translation). — RFE/RL, 22.02.2021