The main topic in Bulgaria’s press today is the last debates in the 43rd National Assembly. "MPs love their job, unlike society," Sega writes pointing out that reforms in various sectors began and ended with cosmetic changes. "Dnevnik" says that this Parliament will be remembered with unfinished reforms, populism and low confidence.
On the occasion of the ceremony for the change of government with the caretaker cabinet of President Rumen Radev, "Standard" writes that this has been the fastest change in Bulgaria so far. The ceremony was short in order for politicians to watch the match of Grigor Dimitrov against Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the Australian Open. The caretaker PM Gerdjikov is among the most enthusiastic tennis fans in power, the paper reads.
"Ministers, MPs and magistrates 'forget' incomes of their husbands and wives," Sega writes on the occasion of the report of the Bulgarian National Audit Office, showing that 323 public figures have made mistakes in their tax declarations. Most often they do not declare incomes or acquired shares by marital partners. Among the "negligent" proved to be Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva, author of the rejected by the Parliament Act for Combat Corruption. Under the headline "Officials cheat the state", Zemya writes that the NRA and the National Security Agency have been signaled over cases disclosed by Bulgarian National Audit Office.
Among the leading topics of "24 Hours" are the newest attempts by Greek farmers to block the transit road to Bulgaria. Greek special forces did not allow this to happen and the newspaper points out that the protesters shouted to journalists "No photos, no need for media".
According to the "Monitor"some 500 Bulgarian complain about theft of personal information and data each month. According to the Commission for Protection of Personal Data, parties and coalitions have been fined for misuse of personal identification numbers.
The Bulgarian version of respected U.S. magazine "The Economist" reports that every four years, banks rob citizens because the state did not supervise compliance with the Act for limiting payments. When administrative taxes are concerned each department is required to provide POS terminals that allow using cards for payment in order to avoid paying taxes to banks for transfers, the article adds.
"We demand the resignation of the management of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency for failing to address the problems, specifically the case with the infected sheep in Velingrad, the Co-chairman of the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Association Deyan..
Starting from December 2, testing for the presence of sheep and goat plague and smallpox will begin in 6 villages in Yambol district. Samples will be taken from over 1,000 sheep and goats by December 4, said the regional food safety directorate. The..
Caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev held a phone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the press service of the Council of Ministers said. Premier Glavchev sent out his congratulations and wishes for success on the day..
The financial effect of our country's accession to Schengen by land will amount to BGN 1.63 billion (EUR 833.4 million) per year, according to a study..
The Ministry of Transport and Communications supports the idea of naming Sofia Airport after Vasil Levski– the most undisputed figure in Bulgarian..
On the occasion of World AIDS Day, observed on December 1, volunteers from the Bulgarian Red Cross Youth in Sofia will light tealights on the Lovers'..
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