Protesters Across Bulgaria Push Back Against Euro Adoption, Eye July 8 Decision
Demonstrations opposing the planned adoption of the euro took place in several Bulgarian cities today
Bulgaria's main polling agencies have criticized the Parliament's intention to close state-owned National Center for Study of Public Opinion (NCIOM).
"We are perplexed by the fact that the Parliament Speaker basically declared this Parliament and government have no need for this democratic tool," the pollsters have said in a statement, referring to Parliament Speaker Mihail Mikov's recent statement that NCIOM should be closed.
The pollsters have reminded that opinion surveys are "a necessary corrective for any democratic government and an important source of information for making effective government decisions."
NCIOM head Lidiya Yordanova was fired by Mikov last week.
The Parliament Speaker had stated earlier in Aaugust that the state-owned pollster was superfluous, arguing that "there are enough polling agencies."
The state-owned opinion research center conducted a poll last month showing that some 60% of Bulgarians back the ongoing anti-government protests in the country. NCIOM also showed in July that the Socialist-endorsed government of Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski had started its term with a record-high 59% disapproval.
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.
Operation Rising Lion: Why and How Israel Attacked Iran
EU Population Grows by Over a Million, While Bulgaria Continues to Shrink