In 2024, the last remaining homes for children will close, Minister of Labor and Social Policy Ivanka Shalapatova has told bTV. Another serious task is closing of homes for the elderly and people with mental problems and replacing them with smaller homes in the community, which will allow for providing individual care by specialists, Shalapatova said.
Violence against women and children remains a very serious problem. Since the beginning of the year, 351 children have sought protection and reported violence, the minister pointed out. Shalapatova called on people to try to help if they witnessed violence or at least report it to the competent authorities.
Bulgaria is a factor in the EU and the region that North Macedonia must take into account, Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev said in an interview with bTV regarding the report of the European Parliament from which references to “Macedonian..
The ministers of agriculture of Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Romania have signed a joint declaration concerning the agricultural aspects of the amended trade agreement between the EU and Ukraine, the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture..
Bulgaria reacted swiftly to a forest fire near the town of Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia, which is located near the Bulgarian -North Macedonian border. The fire, which broke out on Wednesday afternoon, spread rapidly and threatened the town itself,..
The EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) has allowed Bulgaria and 14 other EU countries to exceed their budget limits in order to boost..
The ministers of agriculture of Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Romania have signed a joint declaration concerning the agricultural aspects of..
Full EU membership is neither the end of the story nor a solution to all problems. Realism and accurate self-assessment must guide important decisions,..
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