The Bulgarian National Assembly approved on first reading the draft for ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union, known as CETA. 110 MPs voted in favor, 98 MPs were against and 7 MPs abstained. CETA envisages abolition of customs duties, simplification of customs rules and procedures. The Parliamentary groups of the United Patriots and the Bulgarian Socialist Party voted against. The risk of penetration of genetically modified products on the market and possible restriction on national sovereignty were among the arguments of the two parliamentary groups to vote against CETA. Podkrepa Confederation of Labor called on the Bulgarian MPs to vote against CETA, because in their view, this agreement will harm small and medium-sized business in Bulgaria. If the draft for the ratification of CETA is approved on second reading, the agreement will enter into force.
North Macedonia is preventing itself from joining the EU by failing to meet the membership criteria, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said at a joint press conference in Zagreb with his Croatian counterpart Zoran Milanović. Radev stressed that..
Within seven days, the government will propose amendments to the Law on the Introduction of the Euro, setting out additional measures to tackle unjustified price hikes. Penalties will be more severe, and the legal powers of the Commission for Consumer..
Bulgarian students won four medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). They earned one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the most prestigious chemistry competition of the year, said the Natural Sciences Olympic Teams..
Two helicopters from the Bulgarian Air Force are participating today in the firefighting operations in the Rila Monastery area . A Mi-17 helicopter with a..
Bulgarian students won four medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). They earned one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the..
Over 500 employees of state forestry and hunting farms have gone out in protest at kilometer 119 of the Trakia highway. They have currently gathered at..
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