Against the backdrop of the July heat, the heated arguments about the 2023 budget continue. By July 25, when the National Assembly must finally vote on the state's financial framework, a decision must be reached on the increase of income in the budget..
Between first and second reading of the 2023 state budget, GERB-SDS will submit proposals for pay rises in various sectors to the tune of nearly BGN 200 million (EUR 100 million). According to the Deputy Chairperson of the..
The assignment of tasks that are outside the job description, the lack of free medical check-ups at work, the refusal to pay overtime for replacing an absent colleague - this is just the tip of the iceberg of labor violations in Bulgaria, according..
Bulgaria remains the country of the EU with the lowest incomes, and this problem was actually made worse by the series of crises – first the pandemic, then Russia’s war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, and all this crystallizing into a “cost of living..
In budget 2023, additional funds should be provided for salaries in the public sector, in order to compensate for inflation in the past two years plus a 10 percent rise for the current year, the Confederation of Independent Trade..
The government's capital expenditure budget of over €5 billion will not be met by at least €1 billion. Plamen Dimitrov, president of the CITUB trade union, told BNR that there are more spending items where savings can be made to generate the money..
The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) expects, in the new budget for 2023, an increase in the pay of all those working in the budget sphere , which will compensate for the inflation in Bulgaria. According to the..
The largest trade union in Bulgaria, CITUB, has threatened protests and strikes if the National Assembly does not fulfill the union's demand for the urgent adoption of the state budget with income policy and compensation for inflation for people..
Structures of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) and the Confederation of Labour "Podkrepa" in the field of culture, the Union of Bulgarian Artists and other professional organizations are ready for protests that would..
May 1 has been marked in Bulgaria as Labour Day since 1945, and after the democratic changes in the country in 1989, trade unions have been playing an increasingly important role – raising awareness of workers’ rights and the most pressing problems..
