In order for Bulgaria to comply with international standards, changes in the election law are needed. This was said in an interview with BNR by Vanya Nusheva, program director at Transparency International on the occasion of the forthcoming discussion in Sofia today on the topic: "Fundamentals of Democracy: Transparency in financing political activity and integrity of the electoral process in Bulgaria".
According to Nusheva, among the most serious problems in the election process are the high share of organizational irregularities, vote buying and controlled voting. According to her, the combination of machine and paper voting in the same section is meaningless.
In the past few weeks, the new government in North Macedonia, led by Hristijan Mickoski, surprisingly demanded that the construction of the railway line to Bulgaria be stopped. The arguments are that the project for building the..
Turkish minority in Western Thrace is a priority for Ankara, Turkish president says The problems of the Turkish minority in Western Thrace are a priority for Turkey in its dialogue with Greece. Ankara will continue to take care of “its..
The European Commission has presented the annual report on the rule of law in the EU. The Commission notes the changes adopted in the Constitution of Bulgaria. Sofia is once again recommended to undertake legal changes to avoid the..
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