Bulgarians Join Balkan Protest Against Soaring Food Prices
Bulgaria has joined Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro in organizing protests against rising food prices
An ad hoc enquiry committee in Bulgaria’s parliament on Tuesday granted the Chief Prosecutor’s request to lift the immunity of two lawmakers from nationalist Ataka party to face charges of hooliganism.
Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov asked Parliament on October 26 to allow the arrest of Volen Siderov, leader of Ataka party and member of Parliament, and Desislav Chukolov, a MP from Ataka, on charges of hooliganism committed during their intrusion into the building of the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia two days earlier, on the evening before the first round of Bulgaria's local elections.
Both Siderov and Chukolov were absent from Tuesday’s session of the enquiry committee although they had been notified about it by other MPs from Ataka, the committee chairman Dimitar Glavchev said.
The decision of the ad hoc parliamentary committee will now go before full parliament which has the right to uphold or reject it. Siderov has said he doesn’t agree to have his immunity lifted upon Chief Prosecutor's request .
Siderov and Chukolov face November 9 deadline to give up on their immunity from criminal prosecution.
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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