Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has announced that he guarantees the state would have money no matter who ruled. In his web profile, Borissov said he had instructed Minister of Social Affairs Denitsa Sacheva and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev, along with coalition partner United Patriots, to amend the budget between first and second reading.
In 2021, doctors will receive an additional 300 euros per month. The nurses will receive 180 euros more and ward assistants - 60. The measure affects 50,000 people and will cost over 121 million euros. The salaries of the employees in the Ministry of Interior are raised by 15%, for which another 118 million euros are planned. More than 73 million euros have been planned for increasing child allowance, BTA reported.
''I am not surprised that the president’s veto concerning the sale of Lukoil’s assets was overturned, because even on such a delicate, serious and worrying issue, there were no arguments or discussion'', Vice President Iliana Iotova told journalists..
Birth rate in Bulgaria has decreased by 33% over the past three decades. In 1994, 79,442 live births were registered in the country, while in 2024 the number dropped to 53,428. 6.5% of Bulgarian children are now born through in vitro fertilization..
The majority in parliament overcame the president's veto on the Investment Promotion Act. The bill was passed in second reading on October 24, but President Rumen Radev vetoed parts of it, arguing that the proposed rules specifically..
Bulgaria is strengthening land, water and air security (including with a drone protection system) at Lukoil's sites on its territory,..
A 6-month reconstruction of the runway and renovation of the aprons start at Burgas Airport. November 10 marks 19 years since the start..
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