The Bulgarian MPs adopted on first reading the 2020 budget of the National Health Insurance Fund. According to the draft budget, the money allotted to the National Health Insurance Fund will see a EUR 223 million increase to EUR 2.273 billion. 120 MPs voted in favor, 88 voted against and no MPs abstained. The Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms voted against with the argument that no reforms were made in the healthcare system. In their view, the most pressing problems in this field remained unsolved- the medical specialists are low-paid, the NHIF is in over-indebtedness, the patients are diagnosed late and the number of hospitalizations is too high. Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev did not agree with the motifs of the opposition. In his words, every sharp movement would lead to chaos and confusion in the system. The reforms in the health system will be discussed in the coming months, so they can be enforced in 2021, Minister Ananiev said.
The BSP will remain in opposition and will not support a government with the mandate of neither GERB, nor DPS. The decision was taken by the BSP National Council. This is what Atanas Zafirov told journalists, who will serve as interim chairman of the BSP..
Bulgaria is among the countries in Europe where the tiger mosquito, which carries viruses such as dengue and zika, has become established. This was announced by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and warned of a rise in mosquito-borne..
Atanas Zafirov has been elected interim chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party to replace the resigned leader Kornelia Ninova after the poor performance of the leftist party in the elections. The direct election of a permanent leader of the..
A hydrogen bus and the first hydrogen electric car in Bulgaria will drive through the streets of Sofia, Pazardzhik and Stara Zagora in the coming days,..
Bulgaria is among the countries in Europe where the tiger mosquito, which carries viruses such as dengue and zika, has become established. This was..
''Bulgaria remains fully committed to the strong and united response of NATO, the European Union and the international democratic community against..
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