The parliament in Skopje, the Republic of North Macedonia, has opened the discussion on the changes to the Constitution of North Macedonia which Bulgaria is demanding. The procedure was started after, on 25 July, the parliamentary Constitutional..
Sculptor Vezhdi Rashidov is resigning as member of parliament. In a press release he says that besides leaving parliament, he is also leaving the party he is member of - GERB, and politics as such. He does not say what the reason is, but on 7..
If the elections are held today, the current six parties will enter the parliament again, in exactly the same position , according to a survey conducted by Mediana with its own funds. The most favoured party is again GERB-SDS with 23.3%,..
Parliament has adopted tougher penalties for causing death on the road - up to 5-12 years in prison. However, if the death occurred after alcohol and drug use, offenders face 10 to 20 years in prison. Another measure provides for the confiscation of..
After a mammoth 20-hour sitting, the Bulgarian MPs finally adopted the state budget for the year. It is calculated with a deficit of 3% - on an accrual basis, and preserves a large part of the initial capital programme. The budget is expected to be..
Parliament has voted to obligate insurance companies to reimburse unproven damages in the event of traffic accidents abroad. The decision was not supported by Vazrazhdane, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) abstained. This case could have..
In less than five minutes and without any debate, the National Assembly endorsed the nominations of Andrey Gurov, MP from We Continue the Change, and Petar Chobanov, MP from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms for deputy governors of the Bulgarian..
After more than 11 hours of the budget committee meeting, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said that he no longer supported the 2023 budget. The reason is the sharply increased costs for salaries and other payments and the drastically cut measures to..
Against the backdrop of the July heat, the heated arguments about the 2023 budget continue. By July 25, when the National Assembly must finally vote on the state's financial framework, a decision must be reached on the increase of income in the budget..
1 January 2025, if efforts are made, is a possible and realistic date for Bulgaria's accession to the euro area . This is what Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev said during a hearing in Parliament. In his words, BNB and the Bulgarian banking..
