Bulgarians Join Balkan Protest Against Soaring Food Prices
Bulgaria has joined Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro in organizing protests against rising food prices
Bulgarian police officers gathered in front of Parliament building in Sofia on Sunday afternoon to protest against planned cuts in their social benefits despite a pledge by the government to withdraw the controversial legislation from parliament and discuss it with unions.
The protesters demand that the government abandon its plan to cut the one-off compensation paid upon retirement, additional payments pegged to the number of years in service as well as the duration of paid annual leave for Interior Ministry employees.
An announcement made by Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova on Sunday morning failed to prevent protest action of police officers and other Interior Ministry employees.
Bachvarova said that the controversial articles in the 2016 budget draft relating to cuts in the social benefits package of Interior Ministry employees will be witdrawn from parliament to be discussed with trade unions.
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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