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Bulgaria’s Government To Have First Session, Discuss Budget Update
The first session of new Bulgaria's government will start on Tuesday.
The government will discuss the budget update and amendments to the tax laws. It transpired on Monday that it will table a new proposal, withdrawing the one made by the caretaker government.
World’s refugees rush to Turkey on way to EU
Visa policies are causing Turkey to become a way station for refugees from around the world hoping to cross into Europe, a parliamentary report says Turkey has increasingly become a bridge for human trafficking, as citizens of developing countries exploit its visa exemption policies to use its territory as a stepping stone to reach Europe, according to a parliamentary report.
Bulgaria End-October Budget Gap Exceeds Full-Year Target at 2.2%/GDP
Bulgaria's consolidated budget deficit was equivalent to 2.2% of the gross domestic product at end-October, exceeding an unrevised full-year target of 1.8%.
According to preliminary estimates released by the Finance Ministry on Monday, the shortfall in the consolidated budget totalled BGN 1.78B as of end-October, higher than the gap of BGN 443M recorded a year earlier.
Ivaylo Kalfin Criticises TTIP Agreement
At this stage of negotiations, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement is not useful neither for Europe, nor for Bulgaria, said Ivaylo Kalfin, Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Demographic and Social Policy and Minister Of Social Policy.
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Bulgaria’s Govt to Submit New Budget Update Proposal
Bulgaria's government will submit a new budget update proposal, withdrawing the one tabled by the caretaker government.
Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov has invited representatives of the social partners to a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the new budget update proposal, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.
Sofia Self-Immolator Lidiya Petrova Dies in Hospital
The woman who set herself ablaze in front of Bulgaria's presidency last week has died, doctors say.
Lidiya Petrova, 38, was taken to hospital on Monday and put under controlled respiration after severe burns covering 90 percent of her body surface.
Doctors had warned for days her condition was critical and there was slim chance of saving her life.
Bulgaria’s New Health Minister Pledges Electronic Services by end-2015
Petar Moskov, Bulgaria's new Health Minister, has vowed to make everything possible to make sure that Bulgarians have electronic medical records, electronic health insurance account, and electronic prescription forms by end-2015.
Bulgaria's Democracy Turns 25
Bulgarians mark on November 10 the 25th anniversary of the overthrow of the communist regime amidst 150 days of protests against the Socialist-led government.
Boryana Dimitrova from Alpha Research, one of Bulgaria's leading pollsters, told the Bulgarian National Radio on Monday that a "nostalgic [and] idealized image of communism" is starting to dominate over society.
94% of Bulgarians Aged 16-30 Admit They Know Nothing about Communist Era
25 years after the democratic turn in Bulgaria, the collective memory for the socialist period continues to fade away, according to a survey of polling agency Alpha Research.
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Interior Ministry's Deficit to Reach BGN 170 M in 2014
The fiscal gap in Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior is currently projected to reach BGN 170 M by end-2014, its new head Veselin Vuchkov said.
On the day his ministry is celebrating its 135th anniversary, Vuchkov voiced his hope that he could rely on support from lawmakers to rein in the deficit.
Boyko Borisov Approved by Lawmakers as Bulgaria PM
GERB leader Boyko Borisov has been backed by Parliament in his bid to become Bulgaria's Prime Minister.
A stable majority of 149-85 (0 abstained) supported his candidacy.
Borisov is now officially the first politician in Bulgaria's recent history to have a second term in office as Prime Minister.
DPS's Mestan: Bulgaria Returning to Pre-Democracy
Bulgaria is returning to the stage of pre-democracy and risks deviating from its European path, Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS)'s leader Lyutvi Mestan said on Friday.
Coalition Govt to Keep Bulgaria Currency Board, Tax System
Bulgaria will keep its restrictive currency board system until it adopts the euro, according to the governance programme of GERB-lead coalition.
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.