As the National Assembly started its work today, tensions immediately started running high. Ugly scenes followed a declaration read out by the leader of the nationalist Vazrazdahe party Kostadin Kostadinov , who called the supporters of the..
The MPs approved, at first reading, the update of the state budget. As of 1 July a differentiated VAT rate is being put in place – for bread VAT will be zero, for natural gas supplies – 9% instead of the current 20%. VAT on wine and beer served at..
Speaking about recent comments about a new majority in parliament, leader of “There is Such a People” (ITN) Slavi Trifonov wrote in his Facebook account that there was no coalition between his party, GERB and MRF. Trifonov added that the ousting..
During a parliamentary hearing, Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodora Genchovska said that Prime Minister Kiril Petkov had proposed an overhaul of Bulgaria's Framework Position on North Macedonia. "It gave the impression that Bulgaria..
The GERB-SDS parliamentary group have filed a no-confidence motion in parliament against the cabinet of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov. The reason of the opposition is "government's failure in financial and economic policy". The request..
Vice President Iliana Iotova commented that possible early parliamentary elections would be no precedent, but that Bulgaria is not in a position in which it can afford them. Kiril Petkov must put forward powerful solutions and seek parliamentary..
“If we were in Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's place, we would first ask for a vote of confidence before talking about a minority government," Toma Bikov, MP from the main opposition force GERB-SDS, said about the crisis in the cabinet. It is..
An expert council of the ruling coalition discusses the budget update and proposed anti-crisis measures at the Ministry of Finance. Before the meeting, the Bulgarian Socialist Party said that aid for the most vulnerable would be implemented..
MPs nearly came to a fight in the plenary hall after a statement by MP Iskren Mitev, from the ruling party We Continue the Change. "Clearly, Mr Kopeikin betrayed the people by buying a house with their money. What money he had left, he turned..
Bulgaria's Parliament voted to pass conclusively amendments to the Energy from Renewable Sources (RES) Act simplifying the regime. A final customer may build power plants harnessing RES on rooftops and facades of buildings, provided the..
