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Parliament sceptical about PP-DB proposal to delay mandate by three months

Parliament's political forces reacted with a strong dose of scepticism to the eccentric proposal by "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" for Bulgaria's president Rumen Radev to delay handing over the second exploratory mandate for three months...

published on 7/16/24 3:47 PM

Balkan developments

Greece introduces six-day working week for some businesses Greece has introduced a six-day working week for some industries in a bid to boost productivity and employment. The regulation, which went into effect on July..

published on 7/5/24 7:28 PM
Assoc. Prof. Spas Tashev

The results of the official census are a great success for the Bulgarian community in Albania

Bulgarians are the third largest minority in Albania, according to the latest census data. These are the first official data on the number of Bulgarians in Albania, as the Bulgarian minority was only officially recognised in 2017. It was not until the last..

published on 7/3/24 2:50 PM

Balkan developments

North Macedonia claims Bulgaria doesn’t have a project for a railway line along Corridor No. 8 The construction of the railway line from Kriva Palanka in North Macedonia to Bulgaria along corridor No. 8 could lose the EU funding because of tenders..

published on 6/28/24 1:27 PM

Rumen Radev: The political class in North Macedonia is afraid to recognize the existence of the word "Bulgarian" there

The Bulgarian Head of State Rumen Radev insisted on immediate concrete actions by the Bulgarian government and the European institutions for the observance of the European principles in the enlargement of the European Union. "The new..

published on 6/26/24 5:43 PM
Nikolay Markov

Consultations with the President concluded, Velichie wants a programmatic cabinet

In talks with the President, we proposed a programmatic government with a clear programme. As the smallest party, we have no right to form it, but we want to know what this government will do, what commitments it will make and in what time frame. So..

published on 6/26/24 4:36 PM
Rumen Radev

President continues consultations on new cabinet

As required by the Constitution, President Rumen Radev is holding consultations with representatives of the parliamentary groups in the 50th National Assembly before handing over the first exploratory mandate for the formation of a new Cabinet. After..

published on 6/25/24 7:15 AM
Ekrem İmamoğlu

Balkan developments

Mayor of Istanbul criticizes the migrant agreement between Turkey and the EU The mayor of Istanbul and an opponent of President Erdogan, Ekrem İmamoğlu, sharply criticized the 2016 agreement between Turkey and the EU to..

published on 6/21/24 1:06 PM

Nikolay Denkov, PP-DB: Techocracies are a fig leaf

Former Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov of the PP-DB has confirmed that the coalition will not support a cabinet with first and second mandates, and is against the idea of an ITN for a government led by technocrats with a third mandate.   "Technocracy,..

published on 6/20/24 4:34 PM

ITN will not support first or second term governments

"After consulting with my ITN colleagues, I have decided the following - we will not support a first or second term governments... I hope and expect that the third term will come to the There is Such a People Party (ITN) and then we will propose a..

published on 6/19/24 6:56 PM