Bulgaria's Parliament

Bulgaria's parliament has voted in favour of a historic accord with Macedonia - signed by the prime ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia in August 2017 - by 186 votes to zero.

The vote in Sofia followed ratification of the treaty by Macedonia's parliament on Monday, despite a boycott of the vote by Macedonia's main opposition VMRO DPMNE party.

Bulgaria's parliament on Friday overturned a presidential veto on anti-graft legislation, clearing the way for the creation of a special unit to investigate individuals occupying high public office as well as assets and conflicts of interest, writes Reuters. 

 Bulgaria's parliament on Wednesday (20 December) passed a law aimed at improving its fight against high-level corruption, a move long sought by the EU just days before the country takes over the bloc's rotating presidency, EurActiv reported.

Dimitar Glavchev announced that he was resigning as speaker of Bulgaria's parliament on Friday after a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the leader of his party, GERB.

Moscow sees contradictions between a report passed by the Bulgarian parliament, which declares Russia a threat, and the government's intention to boost bilateral relations, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, quoted by TASS. 

The majority in Bulgaria's Parliament decided on 28th of June to set up an Ad-Hoc Committee to examine the procedure for selecting the new fighter jet aircraft for the Bulgarian Air Force.

Bulgaria's Parliament voted to approve on 28th of June to increase the minimum retirement pension to BGN 180 (EUR 90) per month as of 1st of July and to BGN 200 (EUR 100) as of 1st of October 2017.

The decision was adopted unanimously at second reading, with 202 MPs voting in favour, no one voting against or abstained.

Bulgaria's Parliament decided on 21st of June to increase the minimum retirement pension to 180 BGN (90 Euro) as of 1st of July and to 200 BGN (100 Euro) as of 1st of October 2017.

The decision was adopted unanimously at first reading, with 187 MPs voting in favour. The bill has been submitted by the Council of Ministers.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will convene a meeting of the National Security Advisory Council (KSNS) today, it was reported by NOVA Tv.

The Advisory Body at the Presidency will meet for the first time since Rumen Radev stepped into office into office.

The Edirne-based Balkan Turks Federation will sue Bulgaria for violating the right of outmigrants to vote in the elections for Bulgaria's Parliament, reported BGNES.

The case will be reviewed by a Bulgarian court first and, if its decision is unsatisfactory, it will be referred to the European Court of Human Right in Strasbourg, stated the chairman of the organisation Nedim Dönmez.