The Istanbul Convention enters into force in the European Union on October 1, the European Commission said. Although it has not been ratified at the national level by several countries, including Bulgaria, the Convention is legally binding on all member states, the Commission's Spokesperson Christian Wigand said.
The Istanbul Convention is a legal framework aimed at protecting women against all forms of violence. In 2018, the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria adopted a decision stating that the Istanbul Convention advocates legal concepts related to the concept of "gender" that are incompatible with the basic principles of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria. In 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that the European Union as a whole could ratify the convention by qualified majority voting rather than unanimity because of the refusal of some countries to accept it.
From July 9 to 11, Caretaker Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitar Glavchev will participate in the NATO Summit in Washington. The delegation led by Premier Glavchev will include caretaker Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov,..
The former leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and member of the 50th National Assembly, Korneliya Ninova, has described the situation in the country as a collapse of the state. According to Ninova, the inability to form a cabinet is a sign..
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will first circulate a letter to other parliamentary groups asking whether they are open to supporting a second mandate to form a government. After convening representatives of some of the party's regional..
The new Bulgarian Patriarch, Daniil, has spoken out in favour of reconciliation within the Orthodox churches. "There is a broken communion between..
The Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party is proposing to its partners in the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition that..
Monday will be sunny and hot. In the east there will be light to moderate northeasterly winds. Maximum temperatures will be between 33° and 38°C , in..
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