Ombudsman

Bulgaria marks Thursday the International Children's Day, established in 1925 during the World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland.

A new political movement called Free Citizens of Serbia was founded on May 21 in Belgrade, Beta reported.

Former ombudsman and runner-up in the last presidential election Sasa Jankovic has been elected as its leader.

Novinite Group organizes a conference dedicated to problem payments in the utility sector.

"Many positive things have happened in numerous fields concerning human rights, even shifts towards implementing long-standing recommendations by the ombudsman," said Nussdorfer.

According to her, legislation is being amended, including in judiciary, while changes are expected in healthcare.

Free, independent and objective media are an indispensable and irreplaceable basis of a society that aspires to be democratic.

Acting Ombudsman Milos Jankovic stated this on Tuesday, ahead of World Press Freedom Day.

He stressed that despite the proclaimed and through laws and international laws guaranteed freedom of the media, Serbia is still not a "free word society."

Former Ombudsman and runner-up in Serbia's April 2 presidential elections, Sasa Jankovic will meet European Parliament officials and ask for their help against what he calls "anti-European processes" in Serbia.  

Tomorrow, April 20 at 10:30 Bulgarian time, Ombudsman Maya Manolova and Plamen Dimitrov, President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB), will introduce at the National Assembly registry a package of legislative amendments which to stop the so-called "modern slavery" - non-payment of salaries, insurance, benefits, outstanding social commitments, and etc.

Former Ombudsman and runner-up in the April 2 presidential elections, Sasa Jankovic, announced on Thursday that he intends to launch his own opposition political movement, which he said will be formally registered in the coming days.

More than 24.000 complains have been submitted to the EU’s Online Dispute Resolution platform in 2016. More than one third of the complains are about trans-boundary transactions within the EU. The Greek Consumer Ombudsman released some data on the one year anniversary since the establishment of the platform.

Bulgarian Ombudsman Maya Manolova approached the European Commissioner on Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Vera Jourova, and sought assistance from her European colleague Emily O'Reilly to stop the discrimination and double standards for Bulgarian consumers, the press center of the Republic of Bulgaria's Ombudsman announced on Tuesday.