Podcast in English
Audio Player
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgarian President refers extraordinary epidemic measures to Constitutional Court

Photo: BGNES

President Rumen Radev has referred the provisions of the Health Act and the declaration of an emergency epidemic situation to the Constitutional Court. The head of state disputes the power of the Council of Ministers to declare the measures, as well as the lack of a deadline for the duration of the measure and the criteria for assessing the danger to human life and health, and the disproportionate restriction of their rights.


According to the President, the changes to the Health Act move the law away from constitutional standards, which allow restriction of fundamental rights. The role of the legislature in this process is also ignored, the President Radev adds.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Rosen Zhelyazkov: We are resilient, so as not to be misled by the motives of the debates

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov described the vote of no confidence in the government over its foreign policy, debates on which are currently being held in the National Assembly, as an attempt to sow discord between the parties in..

published on 4/2/25 1:32 PM
Georg Georgiev

MPs discuss vote of no confidence in Rosen Zhelyazkov’s cabinet

“When we deal with diplomacy, we must deal with facts and the official truth,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev said during the debates in the National Assembly on the vote of no confidence in the government due to failure..

published on 4/2/25 11:21 AM

Council of Ministers extends current program in support of Ukrainian refugees by a month

The program for humanitarian assistance to displaced persons from Ukraine has been extended by a month, the government press service reported. During this time, humanitarian assistance will continue to be provided to Ukrainian..

published on 4/2/25 9:43 AM