Democracy

Committee proposes ratification of NATO accession of Finland, Sweden

Ljubljana – The parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee discussed on Wednesday a bill to ratify the protocols on Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO and decided to propose to the National Assembly to pass it. The committee proposed that the bill be discussed at an emergency session on Thursday.

Bulgarian Parliament ratified the Protocols for the Accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO

Parliament ratified the protocols on the accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty.

This is happening after the NATO summit at the end of June decided to invite the two countries to the Alliance. With the accession of Finland and Sweden, the number of member states will increase to 32.

Op-Ed: Greece needs a strong government, regardless of the election date

By Lefteris Charalambopoulos

Greek politics were historically shaped by strong governments.

They were governments that enjoyed a strong parliamentary majority and at the same time represented large social and political groupings, from the centre-right and the centre-left, depending on the political confluence of events.

Six-way opposition alliance outlines main principles, objectives

Turkey's six-way opposition alliance has outlined the main principles and objectives it will pursue when it comes to power in the next elections, highlighting the need for upgrading democracy and human rights under a strengthened parliamentary system based on a strictly implemented principle of separation of powers.

Freedom House: Corruption is still the Main Issue in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is classified as a "free" country in the latest Freedom House report on democracy and freedoms around the world.

Bulgaria has 79 points out of 100, one point more than last year (78). According to the rating for political rights, Bulgaria has 33 points out of 40 possible, and according to the rating for civil liberties - 40 out of 60 possible.

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