The Bulgarian MPs rejected President Radev’s veto on part of the amendments to the Underground Natural Resources Act, BTA informs. 133 MPs voted in favor, 1 MP voted against and 1 MP abstained. This country’s National Assembly adopted at second reading the amendments to the Underground Natural Resources Act. Thus, concessions can be extended for up to 60 years. The MPs from BSP for Bulgaria did not participate at the voting.
President Radev’s imposed a total of 22 vetoes since the beginning of his term in office. Later, National Assembly Speaker Tsveta Karayancheva closed the first sitting of the new Parliamentary session. The next sitting will begin at 9 am on September 3.
The second helicopter to provide emergency medical services by air landed in Bulgaria this afternoon, the Health Ministry said. It will be used at the HEMS regional base in the city of Sliven. The eight air medical teams that will work there have..
Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev today received at the Foreign Ministry Susan Falatko, who arrived in Sofia a few days ago as Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria. A statement from the Foreign Ministry said that during the meeting, Minister..
Next week, the Podkrepa Trade Union will begin a series of meetings with parliamentary groups in the National Assembly on the 2025 state budget, BTA reported. During the talks, the unions will offer their views on the increase in salaries in the budget..
The effects of the protests against supermarkets are being felt, Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov said in Plovdiv, where he was attending a national..
In 2022, 14.7% of workers in the EU were low-wage earners . By definition, low-wage earners are those who earn two-thirds or less of the average gross..
A serious restrictive and even repressive attitude among Bulgarian society on the current issues of school education and upbringing is shown by an..
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