The number of complaints against Bulgaria lodged in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has decreased steadily in the recent years. In 2018 a total of 514 complaints were lodged against Bulgaria to ECHR which placed this country 17th in the EU under this indicator. Bulgaria climbed two positions in the ranking as compared to the previous year. The European Court of Human Rights delivered 55 judgements, 27 of which ended with sentences against Bulgaria, 12 ended with acquittals and 13 ended with agreements. In 2017 and 2018 no violations of articles 2 and 3 of the Human Rights Convention (the right to life, prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment) were found, the annual report approved by the Bulgarian National Assembly reads.
Caretaker Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov has started another round of renegotiation of the agreement with the Turkish gas transmission operator BOTAŞ. On Wednesday, he met with his Turkish counterpart Alparslan Bayraktar in Istanbul. On..
Without discussion and debates, the parliament adopted conclusively the Law on the Introduction of the Euro in Bulgaria. 167 MP from GERB-SDS, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) and We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria voted in..
Paul Cameron from London has turned out to be the one millionth passenger for 2024 at Burgas Airport, and his landing turned into a real celebration, BNT reported. He and his wife Cindy arrived on a charter flight from Gatwick Airport and were..
The caretaker government has allowed the Bulgarian military to train Ukrainian soldiers on the territory of NATO member states. The reasoning states that..
Consumer confidence rose by 5.6 points in July, according to a survey by the National Institute of Statistics. According to consumers, the general..
There is a high probability that this would be the last regular meeting of the Council of Ministers, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar..
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