Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty said he was "deeply concerned” by the law passed by the Bulgarian parliament against LGBT "propaganda" in schools and called on President Rumen Radev not to sign it, BTA reports quoting AFP.
"I am deeply concerned by the recent law passed by Bulgaria's Parliament to ban so-called LGBTI 'propaganda' in schools. I call on President of Bulgaria Radev not to sign it. Authorities should tackle discrimination and hostile rhetoric against LGBTI people including in the run-up to elections," O'Flaherty wrote on the platform X.
On Monday evening, 7,038 signatures of citizens and of 76 non-governmental organizations were submitted to the president's administration, demanding that the head of state vetoes the changes.
The 2024-2025 school year will be the first in decades in which text books will be free for all pupils. 509 text books and general subjects study sets for students from the 1 st to the 12 th grade have been approved, the Bulgarian news agency..
On the first day of school, caretaker Minister of Education and Science Prof. Galin Tsokov greeted principals, school teachers and educational specialists at educational establishments, first graders and students, and parents. Calling the day a..
Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil has circulated a message to teachers, pupils and parents, on the occasion of the start of the school year starting today. “Remember always that the source of all true knowledge and wisdom is our..
There will be thick cloud cover overnight and rain showers in places, especially in central areas. Morning fog will develop in the valleys and lowlands...
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev described his meeting with the President of the Republic of North Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, which took..
At a meeting today, the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation will discuss a draft decree of the Council of Ministers setting the country's poverty..
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