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UNICEF: Bulgaria Has Highest Child Poverty Rate in Europe
Bulgaria has the highest child poverty rate in Europe, according to Tanya Radocaj, UNICEF Representative for Bulgaria.
Speaking Wednesday in Veliko Tarnovo at a forum devoted to the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, she said that the biggest challenge for Bulgaria was child poverty.
Four Taken To Hospital After Brawl at Bulgarian Refugee Camp
Four foreign citizens have been taken to hospital following a brawl that involved Syrian and Afghan nationals in a refugee camp in Bulgaria, bTV channel reported on Wednesday.
A recently renovated building of the refugee camp in Harmanli, in southern Bulgaria close the border with Turkey, was severely damaged during the accident late on Tuesday.
GERB to Receive Mandate to Form Bulgaria's Next Gov't
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is to give GERB leader Boyko Borisov the government mandate on Wednesday.
The move follows a few days of consultations with political parties at Bulgaria's Presidency.
Plevneliev has to hold the last round of talks, attended by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), prior to meeting Borisov.
Caretaker PM Georgi Bliznashki Tables Budget Update Draft In Parliament
Caretaker PM Georgi Bliznashki will table a draft proposal for the an update of Bulgaria's state budget on Tuesday.
According to Bilznashki this must be priority number one on the agenda of the Mps.
According to the draft, the budget deficit will reach 4% of the country's GDP, or by more than BGN 1 B above the initially provided.
Bulgarian Lawmaker 'Bat Sali' Complains of 'Discrimination'
The controversial DPS lawmaker Aleksandar Metodiev, dubbed "Bat Sali", has said protesters demanding his resignation are discriminating against him.
Metodiev was sworn in on Monday as a lawmaker from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) when Parliament held its inaugural session, amid protests demanding he should not assume office.