More than 25 M euro has been earmarked during the new programming period of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism (2014-2021) for the improvement of conditions in prisons, and increasing the capacity of the employed in the sector of reintegrating prisoners. Plans and goals for the coming years include building a pilot prison with a training center, and creating transitional units (the so-called half-way houses) for adaptation of prisoners whose release is upcoming. Creating a Concept for basic and continuing training of probation officers, exploring the possibility for the introduction of new measures alternative to imprisonment and developing a specialized coaching program are among the other objectives during the new programming period.
On Friday, the lowest temperatures will be between 16 and 23°C; in Sofia – around 16°. It will be sunny during the day. There will be cumulus clouds over the mountains, with a very small probability of isolated afternoon..
A Bulgarian military contingent has departed for a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo , BNR’s Shumen correspondent reports. A total of 97 service members (90 men and 7 women) were officially sent off today. The contingent is part of NATO’s Kosovo Force..
Regional Library "Peyo K. Yavorov" in Burgas is hosting the forum "Burgas - an intersection of industrial heritage, ecological sensitivity and cultural potential", the organizers from the team of the Bulgarian Biodiversity..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 14 to 22°C, reaching a low of 14°C in Sofia. It will be mostly sunny during the day , with temporary..
Yordan Rouskov, a Bulgarian software architect living in the United States, has published a book titled Cloud Application Security Essentials with Azure:..
The Bulgarian government has approved the creation of a wholly state-owned joint-stock company , formally described as a sole-shareholder entity with..
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