The outcome of the political crisis in Bulgaria remains unclear against the backdrop of ongoing antigovernment protests and at the start of the new political season. This country’s cabinet refused to resign and proposed amendments to..
"Negotiations for collecting signatures for submitting the draft for a new constitution will begin on Tuesday," said National Assembly Speaker Tsveta Karayancheva in Zlatograd, where she attended the unveiling of the monument to Momchil Voivoda. The..
"The road to constitutional changes passes through the resignation of the government and the prosecutor general, through the self-dissolution of parliament and early elections" . This was stated by the Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev on his way to..
The Bulgarian Constitution is about to fall victim to GERB's tactical political considerations, argues political scientist Daniel Smilov from the Centre for Liberal Strategies. In an interview for the BNR, Smilov said that GERB has a plan about how to..
Bulgaria's Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova has voiced her support for the draft of a new Constitution submitted by GERB. She told Nova TV that the changes in the Constitution proposed by GERB are "a matter of meeting the needs of society" and that a..
The leader of the "Together for Change" movement, Prof. Alexander Tomov, one of the creators of the current Constitution of Bulgaria, insisted at a briefing on amending GERB's project for changes in the Constitution. "The new draft constitution allows..
Bulgaria's Vice President Iliana Yotova believes that with its new draft Constitution, the ruling GERB party is trying to stay in power. "I believe that this project, which is offensive to lawyers and to us as a nation, aims to throw the country into..
On the 40th day of anti-government protests in Bulgaria, protesting citizens led by BOEC civil movement blocked the building of the Ministry of Justice in Sofia. They callеd for a meeting with Justice Minister Danail Kirilov, claiming they would hand..
GERB is submitting its draft for a new constitution, said the Prime Minister and leader of GERB Boyko Borissov in a statement posted on his Facebook page and expressed readiness to meet with his coalition partners. The prime minister called for a contact..
A request for debates on the institutional crisis in Bulgaria has been submitted to the European Parliament, supported by 55 MEPs. Among the signatories are representatives of the EPP, the Liberals, as most of them are from the group of the Greens and..
