Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Parliament Sets Up Ad Hoc Committee on Draft Constitutional Amendments
Bulgaria's Parliament has established an ad hoc committee in connection with a set of proposed constitutional amendments.
The establishment of the committee was backed by 118 MPs, with 4 votes against and 14 abstentions, according to reports of dnevnik.bg.
Ruling Party GERB Boasts 97 MP Signatures in Support of Constitutional Amendments
97 MPs placed signatures in support of a set of proposed changes to Bulgaria's Constitution on Wednesday, according to Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva.
Bulgaria May Be Connected To Turkish Stream - Energy Committee Head
Delyan Dobrev, Chair of the parliamentary energy committee, has argued that it is very likely for Bulgaria to be connected to the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.
In an interview for Bulgaria on Air TV he suggested that Russia's statements indicated that a section connecting the Turkish Stream gas pipeline to Bulgaria was quite probable.
Bulgaria's Ruling Parties Collect Signatures of MPs in favor of Constitutional Changes
Bulgaria's ruling parties start collecting signatures in favor of a set of proposed changes to the Constitution and the bill is expected to be submitted to the Parliament's registry by the end of Wednesday.
Bulgaria's Ruling Majority to Present Draft Constitutional Amendments by May 14
By May 14, GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), the Reformist Bloc, the Patriotic Front and the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival should present the draft amendments to the Constitutions to all parliamentary groups, according to Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva.
Bulgaria MPs Amend Competition Legislation to Tighten Oversight of Retail Chains
Competition Protection Act amendments concerning retail chains have passed first reading in Parliament.
The bill submitted by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) was approved without a single statement by MPs for or against it.
Bulgaria's Ruling Party Proposes 10-Year Limitation Period for Natural Persons
Ruling party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) has proposed the introduction of an absolute limitation period of ten years for debts of natural persons.
GERB has submitted to Parliament proposals for changes to the Obligations and Contracts Act which are available on the website of Bulgaria's Parliament.
Bulgaria's Profit from EU Membership in 2007-2014 at BGN 14.7 B
Bulgaria's profit from the eight years of EU membership stands at BGN 14.7 B, according to Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov.
Goranov presented the data in a written response to a question of an MP from center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), according to reports of the BGNES news agency.
Velizar Enchev, Founder of "Bulgarian Spring" Movement: It Is Time for Radical Break with Neoliberal Policies
Velizar Enchev has a degree in journalism from the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski." He was a correspondent of the Bulgarian National Television in former Yugoslavia in the period 1987 - 1993. He was Bulgaria's Ambassador to Croatia in the period 1997 - 2002. After that Enchev was TV host of a broadcast of SKAT TV.
Bulgaria's Justice Minister Warns of Prosecuting Authority with Unchecked Power
Bulgaria's prosecuting authority should not be granted overly-extensive powers to intervene in civil cases and should instead focus on boosting its efficiency on criminal cases, according to Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov.