The government proposes to waive tuition fees for students and doctoral students in public higher education institutions, in fields with a state subsidy.
This would facilitate access to higher education regardless of social and financial status and would also help demographic policy. Due to the large difference in fees for different universities, the territorial distribution of students is uneven. A number of European countries offer free higher education, which attracts some of the Bulgarian high school students. Abolition of fees will make Bulgarian higher education institutions more attractive when choosing a life path abroad or in Bulgaria, the reasons state. The measure will take effect this academic year.
President Rumen Radev has returned for new discussion in the National Assembly the amendments to the State Agency for National Security (SANS) Act, adopted on October 2 this year, which assign the power to appoint or dismiss the chairman of the agency..
On Wednesday, the lowest temperatures will range between 6°C and 11°C, around 7°C in Sofia. Cloud cover will remain significant over most of the country, with rain showers in parts of Eastern Bulgaria and the mountains, more intense in the Rhodope..
In its new World Economic Outlook report, the IMF has raised its forecasts for Bulgarian economic growth this year and next, compared to its estimates from April. At the same time, IMF expects increase in inflation, as well as a decrease in the..
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