The Union of Reserve Officers and Sergeants, the Union of Thracian Societies in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Tourist Union and the Vasil Levski Committee of All Bulgarians have expressed strong criticism at the selection of organizations part of the Civil Society Development Council at the Council of Ministers.
They claim that the 14 selected organizations out of the 200 NGOs that applied electronically are not representative. They criticize the procedure and claim that the selected NGOs are funded from abroad in violation of the opinion of the Anti-Corruption Committee and add that if the government did not reconsider the choice, they would create an alternative Civil Society Council.
In an open letter to the President of the National Assembly and the chairpersons of the parliamentary groups, 12 NGOs call for the immediate election of a national Ombudsman, BNR’s Silvia Velikova reports. They write that the position of Ombudsman..
Rose picking season is starting this year with serious problems because of the prolonged cold spell, BGNES reports. The people in this line of business say they expect an extremely poor harvest, which gives rise to major financial concerns as the..
The extremely unfavourable demographic picture is perhaps the biggest challenge we have to address if we want to go on as a nation, stated Tzvetan Spassov, head of the governing body of the Human Resources Development programme of the Ministry of..
Household consumers will remain on the regulated electricity market for an unlimited period, said Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov at a briefing at the..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 8°C to 14°C. Around 9°C is expected in Sofia. Cloud and rain expected in western and central Bulgaria..
The Ministry of Culture is expecting UNESCO to approve, by the end of 2025, the application of the Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Sozopol as a..
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