Latest News from Bulgaria
Ivanka Shalapatova: Every Child Has the Right to Live in a Safe Family Environment
Novinite has interviewed Ivanka Shalapatova, Executive Director of the Four Our Children foundation. Shalapatova has a considerable contribution to the protection of children's rights in Bulgaria and the fight against child abuse. She instrumental in the successful implementation of regional and global experience in the protection of children's rights.
Bulgaria's Bank Law Changed to Allow Temporary Assignees at KTB
Lawmakers in Bulgaria gave on Wednesday the green light to changes to the Bank Insolvency Act allowing for a temporary assignee to manage the assets of troubled Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank or KTB).
Prior to the amendments, such a development contravened the legislation, which had required that a court decides to open insolvency proceedings first.
Bulgarian Appointed as Head of UN Centre for Central Asia
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed on Tuesday the Bulgarian Petko Draganov as his Special Representative and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Draganov succeeds the Slovak Miroslav Jenca, who was recently appointed as Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, the site of UNRCCA informs.
President Plevneliev Expects More Austrian Investments to Bulgaria
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said that he expects more Austrian investments to the country after a meeting with his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer in Vienna on Tuesday.
Plevneliev stated that Bulgaria and Austria had common plans and goals, which the two countries aimed to fulfill both at the level of bilateral relations and at the EU level.
Unemployment in Bulgaria Stood at 11 % in February
The level of unemployment in Bulgaria was 11 % in February, which represents a decrease of 0.1 % compared to January.
Compared to February 2014, the level of unemployment dropped with 1.2 %, daily Dnevnik reports.
The number of people registered as unemployed at the employment agency amounted to 361 176, which is 2788 less people compared to January.
Bulgarians Losing Confidence in Government, Parliament - Gallup
The latest political and economic index of Gallup, which was released on Tuesday, shows that the relatively calmer period for the government seems to be nearing its end.
Although there are no considerable negative tendencies in the public opinion, the positive inertia from the previous months is exhausted.