Bulgaria Lags in Absorbing EU Funds, Risking Losses and Growing Debt
Bulgaria is falling behind in its utilization of European Union funds
Reindustrialization and technological modernization of the country, as well as more strict social policies across the country were among the key points in the political declaration summarized by the deputy head of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Yanaki Stoilov.
The slogan of the Sunday event is ''It's time for justice'' and is being held prior to the beginning of the campaign for the eminent local elections.
The document further stated that despite the reached rights and freedoms for regular people, oligarchs are still a huge factor in Bulgarian politics, and that the ''transitional period'' of Bulgaria from a socialist to a democratic state can be deemed ''unsuccessful''.
''We cannot comply with the wild capitalism and the harmful neo-liberal course that the Borisov government has taken while the unrest and dissatisfaction with such policies has been increasing all across Europe,'' the statement said.
The declaration further opposed any ''austerity policies'' at the expense of regular people, as well as the ''unjust flat tax rate'' as opposed to '' a more justified progressive tax system''. A further demand was made for more social responsibility on the part of business.
Socialists also unified in a platform advocating equal access opportunity to primary, high school and higher education in the country, as well as more financing for education, science and culture. They emphasized the need for more funding for healthcare and more socially-oriented services.
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.
Every 20 minutes, fire alerts are received from across Bulgaria.
I feel no moral guilt towards anyone. This was stated by Kiril Petkov, answering a question whether he would apologize to the Bulgarian people for violating the Constitution.
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