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Bulgaria Parliament Speaker to Meet CE Delegation over Constitution
Constitutional amendments drafted by MPs will top the agenda at a meeting of Bulgaria's Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva and a delegation of the Venetian Commission with the Council of Europe, officials have said.
Prior to that members of team visiting Sofia will hold talks with lawmakers from the interim Constitution Committee, according to Parliament's press office.
Bulgaria's Ruling Party Names Mayor Candidates
Bulgaria's main ruling party GERB has announced the names it has endorsed to run for mayors of the country in the October 25 local elections.
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Bulgarian Cabinet to Resubmit Anti-Corruption Bill in Three Months - PM Borisov
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov assured on Thursday that the anti-corruption bill, which was rejected by parliament at first reading, will be resubmitted in three months.
The parties supporting the coalition government will be convinced to vote in favour of the bill and some corrections will be introduced to it, daily Dnevnik reports Borisov as saying.
Bulgarian Parliament Rejects Anti-Corruption Bill at First Reading
The Bulgarian Parliament rejected on Thursday the bill aimed at preventing corruption among high-level public officials at first reading with 101 MPs voting in favour, 38 voting against and 72 abstaining.
Bulgarian MPs Convene for First Plenary Sitting After Summer Recess
Bulgarian MPs will convene for their first plenary sitting after the summer recess on Wednesday.
At the beginning, the parliamentary groups will announce their priorities for the fourth session of the 43rd National Assembly.
Registration for Participation in Bulgaria's Local Elections Begins
The registration of parties and coalitions for participation in the forthcoming local elections, which are scheduled to take place in Bulgaria on October 25, begins on Tuesday.
The Central Election Commission (CIK) will be carrying out registrations every day until September 9, when the deadline for the submission of the required documents expires.
Bulgaria Has Better Financial Outlook for 2016, PM Says
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has insisted that higher state revenues over the past months suggest next year will be better in budgetary terms.
Maya Manolova Elected Bulgaria's National Ombudsman
Bulgarian lawmakers have elected socialist party MP Maya Manolova National Ombudsman, the chairman of her party has said.
Mihail Mikov has made his comments, quoted by daily 24 Chasa, as ballots are still being counted in the single secret voting procedure arranged under Bulgaria's legislation.
Bulgaria PM 'Utterly Disappointed' with Referendum Questions
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said he is "utterly disappointed" by a voting in Parliament in which MPs rejected two of the three questions to be put forward in a referendum on election rules.
Bulgarian Parliament to Elect New Ombudsman
The Bulgarian Parliament is to hold an election of the country's new ombudsman on Thursday.
There are two candidates for the position - the incumbent ombudsman Konstantin Penchev, who was nominated for a second term by the Reformist Bloc (RB) and Maya Manolova, who is a nomination of her colleagues from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).
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