Mitko Yakimov, chairman of the Deaf Unlimited Bulgaria Foundation said, in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, that 12 organizations of people with hearing impairments have submitted a request to the National Assembly for sign language to be recognized as official.
The foundation has conducted a national survey, as a result of which a Bulgarian sign language dictionary has been compiled, as well as a scientific description of its grammar. The main aim of the demand to officially recognize sign language, via the constitution, is so that people with impaired hearing may have equal rights with everyone else.
The caretaker government has fulfilled its main task successfully – organizing fair and transparent elections for National Assembly and for European Parliament. All activities were transparent and within the deadlines set, the caretaker cabinet with..
“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..
An orange code warning for dangerous precipitation has been issued for seven districts in Central Bulgaria. From midnight on Wednesday, precipitation and..
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..
Today, the National Assembly will vote on the new government proposed by GERB-SDS. On Monday, upon receiving the first exploratory mandate, the largest..
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