MP Delyan Peevski from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, who was sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act, was elected to the parliamentary Constitutional Affairs Committee, replacing Gyuner Ahmed from the same party. "109 MPs voted in favor, 67 MPs voted against and 8 MPs abstained. Peevski's nomination was supported by GERB-SDS, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms and "There is Such a People".
The inclusion of Delyan Peevski in the Constitutional Affairs Committee, which is expected to draft the amendments to Bulgaria’s Constitution, caused tension in the plenary hall and the National Assembly speaker announced a short break. "Vazrazhdane" party did not participate in the vote, although they called Peevski's entry into the committee "a payment for the marriage of convenience with the government of GERB-SDS and We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria."
The government of the Netherlands is proposing the kingdom to agree to Bulgaria's accession to Schengen by land, BNR has learned. The cabinet has submitted its proposal to the country's parliament, as required by national..
The Bulgarian Center of New England, the Bulgarian Church of Saint Petka, and the Bulgarian School of Sts. Cyril and Methodius are joining forces to raise funds for an addition and expansion to the current building in Billerica...
The new documentary film "Mothers" by journalist of the Bulgarian National Television, Boyko Vassilev, became the topic of discussion in the French city of Rennes within the framework of the "European Dialogues" initiative organized..
North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Timčo Mucunski was heard in the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. He..
The coalition BSP-United Left, which placed fifth in the parliamentary elections held on October 27, is starting a series of negotiations to gather..
A concert entitled “Volunteer’s Day” will bring together young talents dedicated to the causes of healthy living and volunteering on one stage in..
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