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The presidential candidate endorsed by Bulgaria's biggest opposition party has said he will refer the EU-Canada trade deal to the Constitutional Court if elected.
The agreement carries risks to Bulgaria's economy, while the benefit, visa-free travel, is too tiny, with visas for Canada being issued easily, Dnevnik.bg quotes Rumen Radev as saying.
The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed on Sunday, with Bulgaria and Romania due to see visas scrapped in December of next year.
Radev has also said he would expect support from all parties in the runoff, "even from GERB," the party of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov which nominated Tsetska Tsacheva for President, he has said.
Radev and Tsacheva are expected to face each other in the presidential elections' second round on November 06, the race being too close to call according to pollsters.
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"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.
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