Weather in Bulgaria on March 20: Sunny Start with Strong Winds and Snow in Mountains
As March 20 approaches, weather forecasts indicate a varied picture across Bulgaria, with conditions ranging from sunny spells to snowfall in the mountains
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Bulgaria remains one of the primary source countries of human trafficking in the European Union and government corruption creates an environment enabling some trafficking crimes, the US State Department has said.
“The Government of Bulgaria does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so,” the State Department said in its 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report released on Monday.
“Despite these measures, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing anti-trafficking efforts compared to the previous reporting period.”
During the reporting period (from April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015), the government’s anti-trafficking efforts in prosecution, protection, prevention, and coordination all declined, according to the report.
To improve its record, Bulgaria’s government needs to step up efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict traffickers, particularly for labor trafficking, as well as government officials complicit in trafficking, the State Department said.
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Brazen Bulgarian gangs "terrorise the elderly and rob them over their life savings with increasingly aggressive phone scams nettling millions of euros," according to an AFP story.
The prospect of US President Donald Trump's moving closer to Russia has scrambled the strategy of "balancing East and West" used for decades by countries like Bulgaria, the New York Times says.
Bulgarians have benefited a lot from their EU membership, with incomes rising and Brussels overseeing politicians, according to a New York Times piece.
German businesses prefer to trade with Bulgaria rather than invest into the country, an article on DW Bulgaria's website argues.
The truth about Bulgaria and Moldova's presidential elections is "more complicated" and should not be reduced to pro-Russian candidates winning, the Economist says.
President-elect Rumen Radev "struck a chord with voters by attacking the status quo and stressing issues like national security and migration," AFP agency writes after the presidential vote on Sunday.
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