Despite the spike in Covid-19 cases and the tightening of anti-epidemic measures, the MPs in Bulgarian parliament are ostentatiously refusing to wear personal protective equipment in plenary. The latest such instance is of 65-year old Bulgarian..
The majority of MPs have approved a temporary parliamentary committee to consider the draft new Constitution proposed by GERB. It will work for two months and must make concrete proposals on the draft. The decision was supported by 116 MPs, 60..
With 149 votes in favor, lawmakers rejected the president's veto on the Judiciary Act. The veto of Bulgarian Head of State Rumen Radev focused on texts that preserve the possibility of higher positions for members of the Supreme Judicial..
Six “BSP for Bulgaria" MPs are leaving the parliamentary group of the party. The news has been announced at a press conference held in the National Assembly. Those who left are: Krassimir Yankov, Valeri Zhablyanov, Dimitar Stoyanov, Lalo Kirilov,..
17% more consumers have lodged complaints with the Ombudsman in 2019 than during the previous year, reads the annual report on the activities of the national Ombudsman. The report was approved by the National Assembly with just one abstention...
Five parties stand a real chance of being represented in the next National Assembly - GERB, Bulgarian Socialist Party, Slavi Trifonov's "There are such people", Democratic Bulgaria, Movement for Rights and Freedoms. Support for GERB is..
Daniela Daritkova, chair of the GERB party parliamentary group has submitted, to the National Assembly’s registry office, a draft of a new constitution of Bulgaria . The document has been sent to the chairpersons of all parliamentary groups..
Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev has informed the President of the National Assembly Tsveta Karayancheva, by letter, that he is ready to present the activities of the prosecutor’s office, as required by the constitution. In the letter, posted on..
The parliamentary group of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, has submitted to parliament a request for a hearing of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev before parliament. The MPs are requesting that the prosecutor general present a report on his..
Today parliament is to vote the no confidence motion in the government. Protesters have again started gathering in front of parliament building, the BNR reports. On the 12 th day of anti-government protests, yesterday, the protest lasted..
