Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Religious communities with strong reaction against amendments to Religious Denominations Act

The National Assembly in Sofia
Photo: Ani Petrova

The Catholic and Armenian churches and the Grand Mufti in Bulgaria have officially declared their disapproval of a bill of amendments to the Religious Denominations Act.

Discontent has been provoked by the following proposed changes to the 2002 Act: a right to state subsidy for religious communities attracting at least 1 percent of the country’s population; a requirement to clerics to be Bulgarian citizens who have graduated theology in this country; and a ban on financing by foreign physical persons and legal entities.

The political parties in Bulgaria contend that the changes will be effective against the threat of terrorism but representatives of denominations have said that they are reminiscent of the situation during totalitarianism.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Cloudy skies with showers expected on Sunday

Over the next 24 hours, the cloudiness will be mostly significant and in many places from west to east it will rain.  The maximum temperatures in Bulgaria on Sunday will be mostly between 21°C and 26°C , slightly higher in the eastern regions of..

published on 5/18/24 6:35 PM
Hillary Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative Meeting in Sofia (May 18, 2024)

Hillary Clinton: Bulgaria is ahead of many countries in the representation of women in Parliament and business

Bulgaria is ahead of many countries in the world in terms of representation of women in parliament, as well as in high positions in the corporate sector . This was stated in Sofia by the former Secretary of State of the United States, Hillary Clinton ...

published on 5/18/24 4:55 PM
National Palace of Culture

The cleaning of the National Palace of Culture has begun

Sofia municipality has started the cleaning of one of Sofia's emblematic modern buildings - the National Palace of Culture , Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev announced on Facebook. He explained that the appearance of the characteristic Vratsa stone will be..

published on 5/18/24 4:49 PM