“The fragmented results (of the election) may make it difficult for any party to form a government. (…) The next government faces an array of policy challenges, including mitigating the health and economic impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, addressing public pressure to tackle corruption and organized crime, and managing Bulgaria’s external relations amid escalating tensions in the Black Sea region. (…) The U.S. State Department’s 2020 Investment Climate Statement for Bulgaria describes corruption as “endemic, particularly on large infrastructure projects and in the energy sector” and “in public procurement and use of EU funds.” The influence of oligarchs and criminal groups over some decisionmaking processes and state institutions also is a concern.(…)
Bulgaria’s location gives it strategic importance for an array of U.S. security concerns about Russia, the Black Sea, and conflicts in the Middle East,” reads a US Congressional Research Service Bulgaria overview report.
On Wednesday night, there will be rain showers in the south-western regions of the country. At 500 meters above sea level the rain will turn to snow. There will be no precipitation in the north-western regions of Bulgaria. During..
The coalition GERB/SDS are beginning talks for discussing joint political action within the 51 st National Assembly, the GERB/SDS press centre has announced. The meetings start on Wednesday, 13 November. Talks with the coalition Bulgarian..
The Confederation of Labour "Podkrepa" has strongly criticized the draft amendments to the Labour Code prepared by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, according to which the growth of the minimum wage is linked only to inflation. In a statement,..
The chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party-United Left urged the political forces in the new parliament to put their party selfishness aside so..
A government can be formed without DPS – A New Beginning, the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms, Vazrazhdane and MECH. All others can form a..
After two rounds of voting, the 51 st parliament failed to elect a National Assembly president. None of the candidates nominated – Natalia..
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