The preparations for the October 2 early parliamentary elections, the conduct of the election campaign and its media coverage, will be the focus of the election observation mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said Nina Suomalainen, head of ODIHR's mission.
The mission consists of a core team of 11 international experts based in Sofia and 12 long-term observers, who will be deployed throughout the whole country from September 7. ODIHR has also requested 200 short-term observers to arrive in Bulgaria several days before election day.
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev cancelled the meeting, scheduled for today, of the National Tripartite Council on the draft budget for 2006 after, in an unprecedented move, businesses decided not to take..
The European Commission has presented a proposal for developing high-speed railway lines within the EU until 2040, linking the capitals in the EU, among them a direct link Bucharest-Sofia-Athens. According to the plan, using the trans-European..
President Rumen Radev has returned for a new discussion in parliament the adopted legal amendments, according to which the sale of assets of Russian company Lukoil in the country will take place after a decision of the Council of..
Sales of starter sets with euro coins with the Bulgarian national side will begin on December 1, 2025 , the BNB announced. They will be in circulation..
Research ship "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" has departed from Varna after a solemn ceremony. In its fourth voyage to Antarctica the ship..
On Saturday , the lowest temperatures will be between 7 and 12°C; in Sofia - around 8°. In the morning hours visibility will be..
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