The Bulgarian Socialist Party demands the establishment of an ad hoc Parliamentary committee to investigate the deal between the Bulgarian Development Bank and First Investment Bank. The decision was taken during the sitting of the National Council of the opposition socialist party which lasted for over 9 hours. The parliamentary group of BSP will table a fifth no-confidence motion against Boyko Borissov’s cabinet, this time over corruption. The decision for nationwide petition was rejected. The 50th Congress of BSP will take place on September 26. The direct election of BSP leader is to take place on September 12 and the possible runoff is scheduled for September 19, the National Council of The Bulgarian Socialist Party decided.
Unemployment benefits in Sofia continue to be above the minimum wage, according to the latest data from the National Social Security Institute. It is the highest in the country and is on average 1,145 leva (585.43 EUR). The lowest unemployment..
"Yes, Bulgaria" party (part of "Democratic Bulgaria") have defined the budget for next year as an "economic tsunami". MP Ivaylo Mirchev was firm that the pary will oppose it when the project comes up for discussion in parliament. "Yesterday we were..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has presented the national flag to the participants in the 34th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition. At a ceremony in the Hall of Arms, the flag was accepted by the head and doyen of Bulgarian research in the White Continent,..
The Ministry of Finance and the Bulgarian National Bank are organizing a high-level conference today titled ''Bulgaria on the Doorstep of the Eurozone''...
The euro will help, but it does not on its own guarantee higher standards of living, said Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International..
Prokopan is the only railway tunnel on the Plovdiv-Burgas line. This became clear during a visit by Deputy Minister of Transport Lyuben Nanov, who was..
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