Lawmakers from Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria (PB) party have secured first-reading approval for amendments banning the possession of homemade rakia produced by someone else, with fines of up to 2,000 euros for repeat violations, as part of changes to the Excise Duties and Tax Warehouses Act. The vote took place on Thursday, following a September proposal by the cabinet to introduce restrictions that drew strong criticism from opposition parties. Under the amendments, individuals may possess homemade rakia only if they made it themselves or are relatives of the person who produced it. ...