With placards reading “SOS tourism – we want to work” tour operators organized a protest in front of the Council of Ministers building in Sofia.
They are demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to discuss how their businesses can be helped. They also want the immediate implementation of grant schemes and social investments for those affected most badly – the people working in outbound tourism and tourist guides. The protesters point out that they have been out of work since the start of the pandemic in March and that some are on the verge of survival. They say that the efforts of the government are targeted solely at inbound tourism.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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