European Parliament Passes Law to Restrict Cash Payments to €10,000
The European Parliament has voted to impose a €10,000 limit on cash payments within the European Union
In its program for the upcoming parliamentary elections on October 5, Bulgaria without Censorship party vows to create 150,000 new jobs every year and 1 million new jobs by 2022.
Among the priorities of the ex-journalist and MEP Nikolay Barekov's party are the development of agriculture, tourism, energy, food production and high technology.
Bulgaria without Censorship pledges to reduce party subsidies to 10% of their current amount.
Free medicines and healthcare for children, mothers, pensioners and persons with disabilities, leveling the average salary in all Bulgarian regions and reaching the European average wage by 2020 are some of the party's goals.
Bulgaria without Censorship is targeting the effective use of agricultural funds giving priority to the small producers, as well as the protection of exports and the high purchase prices of Bulgarian agricultural production.
A functioning e-government should be implemented, as well as easier EU funds applications for competitive business.
The party vows to increase the salaries of police officers and the military.
Nikolay Barekov's party is targeting an entry in the European Banking Union, as well as achieving sustained and stable economic growth of 3% in the first term and 5% in the second term under strict compliance with the Maastricht criteria, which state that the budget deficit must be below 3%.
The party will support Bulgarian power producers. Construction of new nuclear power plants with foreign resources is among its priorities.
A separate ministry in charge of tourism, and the development of cultural and educational tourism, eco-tourism, spa tourism, mountain tourism, rural tourism, pilgrimage tourism and other forms of alternative tourism are among Bulgaria without Censorship main goals in the sector.
Health budget should be increased by at least 1% per year.
Goals in the defense area include strengthening the role of Bulgaria in NATO through the specialization of the army in the field of military medicine and high technology and the transformation of Bulgaria into NATO's health station, as well as balanced attitude of Bulgaria toward its partners outside the EU and NATO - Russia and China.
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Bulgaria's largest party GERB and the Reformist Bloc have both taken a U-turn after initially saying they found it impossible to shake hands during the government consultations on Wednesday.
Bulgaria's Central Electoral Committee (CEC) fined the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Lyutvi Mestan and MP Hyusein Hafsuzov for solicitation in foreign language, which is forbidden by law.
The new National Assembly is to hold its opening session on October 27, at 14:00 EEST, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev announced.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is set to meet on Wednesday all parties and coalitions entering the new Parliament after the October 5 early elections.
Right-wing Reformist Bloc is the third political force to meet conservative GERB as part of the consultations to form a coalition government with shared responsibility.
The centre-right GERB and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will negotiate on Tuesday afternoon on the formation and support for new government.
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