The National Assembly Committee on e-Government has approved harsher penalties for cybercrime perpetrators . According to the proposal of the MPs, perpetrators of sexual offences against minors shall be sentenced to up to 6 years in prison.
Those who intentionally spread a computer virus shall be sentenced to up to 9 years in prison and face a maximum fine of EUR 10,000. If the computer network is part of a critical infrastructure, perpetrators shall face a twelve-year prison sentence. According to existing regulations, perpetrators of some cybercrimes are sentenced to 3 years in prison.
The President of the National Assembly, Natalia Kiselova, is convening an extraordinary parliamentary sitting today with a single item on the agenda – a vote on amendments to the Medical Establishments Act, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) reported...
The international conference Regional Defence Summit 2025 takes place today in Sofia. It brings together defence ministers, representatives of the European Union and NATO, industry leaders, investors and innovators with the next..
On Tuesday , the lowest temperatures will be between 3 and 8°C; in Sofia – about 4°C. During the day before noon cloudiness will be significant and in places rainfall is expected. Precipitation will be more significant in..
An earthquake with a 6.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Western Turkey at 22.48 hours last night. There were over 40 aftershocks after the..
Bulgaria’s draft social security budget indicates that the minimum wage from 1 January 2026 will be lower than the level set out in the Labour Code ,..
On Tuesday , the lowest temperatures will be between 3 and 8°C; in Sofia – about 4°C. During the day before noon cloudiness will be..
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