On June 10, 2022, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) officially opened accession talks with Bulgaria, approving a roadmap with the parameters, stages and conditions of the accession process. This took place during the annual meeting of the OECD Council at the Ministerial Level, held in Paris on June 9 and June 10, 2022.
Bulgaria received an invitation for start of accession talks on January 25, 2022 and the next day Prime Minister Kiril Petkov confirmed the readiness of this country for start of the process. Bulgaria officially expressed its desire to receive the status of a member of the OECD back in 2007. The OECD was established in 1961 in order to stimulate policies for sustainable economic development, raise living standards and maintain financial stability.
Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev announced at a briefing at the Novo Selo training ground that the government has successfully dealt with vote buying. He gave an example with the increased number of inspections of the voting..
All political formations entering the 51st National Assembly, except for Velichie party, received more votes in the October 27 parliamentary elections compared to their votes in the elections for the 50th National Assembly held on June 9, 2024. With..
After the early parliamentary elections on October 27, the Central Election Commission published interim data of 99.71% of processed tally sheets. Nine political formations enter the 51st Bulgarian Parliament: GERB-SDS..
Data from the parallel count, with 100% of the sample counted, by the polling agency Gallup International Balkan, partner of BNR in the coverage of the..
The turnout reached 28.5% by 5 p.m., Gallup International Balkan reported. By 3:00 p.m., voter turnout in the..
As of 4pm, the average turnout across the country was 26.25%, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC). This was announced at a briefing by..
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