More than 25 M euro has been earmarked during the new programming period of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism (2014-2021) for the improvement of conditions in prisons, and increasing the capacity of the employed in the sector of reintegrating prisoners. Plans and goals for the coming years include building a pilot prison with a training center, and creating transitional units (the so-called half-way houses) for adaptation of prisoners whose release is upcoming. Creating a Concept for basic and continuing training of probation officers, exploring the possibility for the introduction of new measures alternative to imprisonment and developing a specialized coaching program are among the other objectives during the new programming period.
President Rumen Radev called for the processes of modernization of the navy to continue. On board the frigate Drazki in the Black Sea, the president, the Deputy Minister of Defence Radostin Iliev and the commander of the Bulgarian navy rear admiral..
"It is important for us to stand firm and instill confidence in our European partners, and this frequent change of governments, frequent elections, does not send a good signal", Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth..
President Rumen Radev is to hand the second governing-forming mandate next week. ''I expect We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) to clearly state whether they will be an opposition or will seek support for forming a government'',..
After 17 MPs from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, MRF, were expelled, among them the party’s other co-chair Dzevdet Chakarov, MRF MP Ahmed..
Greece’s Minister of Defence Nikos Dendias announced that Greece, Bulgaria and Romania are to establish a military mobility corridor in NATO’s Eastern..
On Friday the weather will be sunny and hot. Clouds will form in the afternoon but there will only be isolated showers in some parts in Eastern..
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