Earlier week the Bulgarian parliament ratified the NATO Accession Protocol for Montenegro. Bulgaria is among the first to have ratified the treaty with NATO signed in May. According to the Speaker of the Skupstina (Montenegro’s parliament) Darko Pajovic Montenegro is extremely grateful for the ratification on the part of the Bulgarian parliament. This will be a further incentive for the rest of NATO countries to carry out the ratification, Pajovic said and added Bulgaria had once again acted as a reliable and friendly partner of Montenegro. In 2006 Bulgaria was among the first countries who recognized the independence of Montenegro.
“Five people from the parliamentary group are going to be “torn apart” during the voting for a cabinet but will, most probably, not give their support,” Ivelin Mihaylov, one of the founders of Velichie party said for the BNR. GERB-SDS..
In an analysis of the pension system in Bulgaria, the International Monetary Fund urges the country to raise pensions by raising social security contributions and doing away with the maximum insurable earnings. According to the analysis, pensions in..
Bulgarian tour operators and travel agents are hoping the new parliament will reconsider the decision to revert to the higher VAT (20%) for the industry as of 1 July. They are insisting that tourist packages be subject to 9% VAT until the end of..
The exhibition "The Buckles – a Universe of Signs" by the Ruse Regional Museum of History is visiting Burgas. The exposition, which will be opened today..
An orange code warning for dangerous precipitation has been issued for seven districts in Central Bulgaria. From midnight on Wednesday, precipitation and..
"It is evident that the political crisis continues and its solution requires not only putting aside personal and party interests but also requires..
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