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A Bulgarian parliament commission will hold a hearing of top Interior Ministry officials about last week’s protests by members of police force on Tuesday.
A sitting of the Home Security and Public Order Commission is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.(1300 GMT).
Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova and Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Georgi Kostov are expected to report to the MPs on the latest developments following Sunday’s decision to withdraw planned cuts in the social benefits of Interior Ministry employees that had sparked protests across the country.
Interior Ministry employees, including members of the police force, prison guards and firefighters, have threatened to protest again on Thursday despite Bachvarova’s pledge that the Interior Ministry will put on hold the planned cuts in social benefits until an agreement is reached with trade unions.
The protests were triggered by a decision of Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov to include cuts to the social benefits package of employees of the Interior Ministry and Defence Ministry in the 2016 draft budget just before the government approved the document on October 30.
A specialized police operation targeting vote buying has led to the arrest of three individuals in the town of Byala Slatina, authorities confirmed
Three of the four foreign nationals injured in the knife attacks in central Sofia have been discharged from hospital after receiving medical treatment, health institutions confirmed
Authorities in Sofia have seized a significant quantity of narcotics during a coordinated operation
Bulgarian authorities carried out a targeted operation in Burgas to combat election-related crimes, resulting in six people being detained. Three of the cases led to pre-trial proceedings, while the other three were documented in official files.
Employees of “Bulgarian Posts” staged protests today in several cities, including Sofia, Burgas, and Ruse, temporarily stepping outside post office branches to make their demands known.
The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) has announced plans for a series of mass protests over budget-sector salaries, more than two months after the adoption of the extension budget
GERB leader Boyko Borissov reacted to the fall of the Zhelyazkov government during a live broadcast on his official Facebook page, following the mass protests across the country.
The government is making a second clumsy attempt to introduce the state budget.
People with disabilities in Bulgaria face the most severe difficulties in the entire European Union, alongside Greece
The current patient fee for a medical consultation has lost its purpose and no longer serves its intended functions, according to Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) chairman Dr.
Brussels has unofficially warned Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova that the country’s euro adoption process could be suspended, according to BGNES, citing Nova TV.
"Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized.
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