Bulgaria Gears Up for the Euro: Essential Cash Register and Vending Machine Updates (KEY DATES)
With Bulgaria preparing to adopt the euro as its official currency, changes in how retail transactions are processed are on the horizon
The Bulgarian Council of Ministers called on the Central Election Commission (CIK) to seal off the Arena Armeec sports hall in Sofia where the ballot papers from Sunday's local elections and referendum are being processed and place it under guard so people do not have to wait for handing in the documents.
The government notes that there is an opportunity to process the ballot papers stage by stage and the representatives of the municipal election commissions to be called one after the other.
Without challenging the impartiality of CIK, the government calls for a humane attitude and is committed to providing the necessary assistance in guarding the ballot papers and taking care of the people.
Meanwhile, the situation in the sports hall remains tense with several people having fainted as they did not stand the pressure.
People who have already managed to hand in their ballot papers inform about the lack of water and food in the hall.
Inscriptions reading “SOS”, "Help", “Hostages” can be seen on the outside of the hall with people protesting that they are being forced to stay in the sports hall until the ballot papers are being processed.
Earlier on Monday, media reports claimed that a woman had died, but later the emergency medical service dismissed the information.
Similar problems with the processing of the ballot papers are being experienced in the city of Haskovo.
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.
Every 20 minutes, fire alerts are received from across Bulgaria.
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