Ethics

Bulgarian ombudsman Diana Kovacheva sent a letter to the National Assembly, reminding the deputies that there are important issues within their competence that need to be resolved urgently.

Ombudsperson Renate Weber is asking Prime Minister Florin Citu to state the reasons why the 20 decisions adopted by the National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) since the beginning of the year have not been published in the Official Journal.

A Mobile Emergency Response Training Centre, purchased by the Department for Emergency Situations (DSU), has been made available to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU). The centre is made as a semi-trailer, being completely autonomous.

More and more people are looking for (and finding) a partner with the help of dating apps and platforms

Violence against health care workers is still a major issue in the country amid the ongoing pandemic despite legal measures taken by authorities to prevent it, according to a new report by a labor union of health care workers.

The Retired Army Officers expressed their praise for his move

Education Minister Sorin Cimpeanu said on Tuesday that if parents refuse to give their consent on their school children who show symptoms of COVID-19 being tested, in-person access of such children will be restricted for 14 days. "From my point of view, the information has been the same from the beginning. The form is not mandatory.

A long-awaited law proposal about animal rights that seeks jail terms for anyone who kills, abuses or tortures animals will be presented to the Turkish Parliament within two weeks, the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) lawmaker has said.

"We want to do our best to protect the rights of the animals," AKP Deputy Chair Özlem Zengin told Demirören News Agency on Feb. 3.

Complaints to consumer protection authorities point to a major increase in the number of people disgruntled with the delays in courier deliveries, a trend recorded on social media since the first lockdown.

The Monitoring Group on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in the European Parliament will discuss the situation in Bulgaria for the second time. The subcommittee meeting will be virtual, the BNR said.