Bulgaria’s Public Media Workers Block Sofia Intersection, Demand Fair Pay
Hundreds of employees from Bulgaria's three major public media outlets - BNT, BNR, and BTA - staged a peaceful protest today
Bulgaria's Prime Minister and leader of the center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party, Boyko Borisov, wants to impose fines on the 16 Members of Parliament who succumbed to a media trick.
According to the Bulgarian largest private TV channel bTV, Borisov had extended the proposal for the fines to the Speaker of the Parliament, Tsetska Tsacheva.
The PM had asked for a penalty in the amount of a monthly wage (about BGN 2 300) to a wage and a half for the 16 MPs, who were exposed for their greed and prevalence of personal interests over legislative responsibilities.
On Tuesday, the Parliamentary group of the ruling GERB party decided to sanction the 8 GERB MPs, who were part of the group, with a "strong reprimand" and asked the other parties in the Parliament to issue an official position.
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.
Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds, as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova.
The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva, reflecting a 15.
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