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..
The MPs resumed the first sitting of parliament interrupted yesterday after they were unable to elect a president of the 49 th National Assembly. “We are continuing the sitting from yesterday,” said Vezhdi Rashidov who chaired the sitting, and..
At 10 AM today, the most senior member of parliament Vezhdi Rashidov from the coalition GERB/SDS will ring the bell of the 49 National Assembly of Bulgaria. Without any great expectations that this parliament – the 5 th in the space of two years of..
National Assembly Chair Vezhdi Rashidov was received for a personal meeting by His Holiness Pope Francis in the Vatican . The meeting took place in the last day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Vezhdi Rashidov extended to Pope Francis..
On 25 January, the President of the National Assembly Vezhdi Rashidov will pay a working visit to Rome . Rashidov will meet with the President of the Senate of the Italian Republic, Ignazio La Russa . Rashidov will also talk to Roberto..
The Bulgarian parliament will initiate an international high-level EU-Turkey meeting to discuss migration, border control and visa facilitation for Turkish citizens. Agreement on such a meeting was reached by the President of the Bulgarian..
A Bulgarian parliamentary delegation, led by National Assembly Speaker Vezhdi Rashidov, is paying a visit to Turkey. On Monday in Ankara, the delegation will lay wreaths at the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Parliament Speaker Vezhdi..
National Assembly Speaker Vezhdi Rashidov is inviting the Speakers of the Parliaments of Austria and the Netherlands , the countries opposed to the country's Schengen membership, to a meeting in Bulgaria next week. An invitation will also be extended to..
National Assembly Speaker Vezhdi Rashidov will attend a ceremony in Strasbourg marking the 70 th anniversary of the European Parliament. The ceremony will take place today during a plenary session of the European Parliament. The Common Assembly..
After three days of deliberation and countless votes for different nominees, a President of the Bulgarian National Assembly has finally been voted – the oldest member of parliament Vezhdi Rashidov who has so far been acting as honorary President of..
