Parliament has approved, at first reading, the amendments to the Judicial System Act regarding the closure of the specialized lawcourts and prosecutor’s office, by 134 votes “for”. The only votes against were those of the MPs from the opposition..
A threat for a bomb placed at the National Assembly necessitated a search of both buildings of the Bulgarian parliament. However, no explosives were found. The signal was received at 5:10 p.m. on March 8, during a phone call from a man posing as an..
The Sofia Regional Health Inspectorate has conducted an inspection at the National Assembly whether the MPs are wearing protective masks. The inspection found that 21 MPs did not comply with anti-epidemic measures - the entire parliamentary group of..
The Parliamentary Legal Committee has voted on adopting a green certificate requirement for entering the National Assembly . If the decision is approved in plenary, access to the building will be through a document for vaccination against Covid-19, for..
The opposition parties in the Bulgarian Parliament have presented their priorities for the new political season . GERB-SDS political party has demanded the urgent adoption of a state budget and a governance programme to be presented by the government...
There is no time to lose and soon the Ministry of Finance must submit the budget for 2022, the chairman of the parliamentary economic committee Martin Dimitrov told BNR. The new budget will also lift the moratorium on electricity prices. "Due to the..
National Assembly Speaker Nikola Minchev is convening an extraordinary sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament on Monday, December 13. The National Assembly is expected to elect the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, adopt the structure of the Council of Ministers..
The closure of the specialized court and prosecutor's office will be one of the priorities of the 47th National Assembly, said newly elected Speaker Nikola Minchev in his first interview. Speaking to bTV, he said that the parliament would not be an..
On December 3, the 47th National Assembly will start work. This is the third parliament elected by Bulgarian voters in 2021. The session will be opened by the oldest MP, Dr. Silvi Stefanov of the "There is such a people" (ITN) party. Traditionally,..
The 46th National Assembly is already part of Bulgaria's political history. The National Assembly Speaker Iva Miteva closed its last session with a wish for a successful election campaign, and lawmakers exhausted their agenda by discussing a report on..
