GERB Opposes Retail Price Cap Amid Boycott and Public Concerns
GERB has expressed its opposition to implementing a price cap on retail sales in supermarket chain
Bulgarian Finance Minister Petar Chobanov has appointed Kiril Zhelev as the new director of the country’s Customs Agency.
Zhelev is a former Deputy Finance Minister (2007-2009), a former member of the Finance Supervision Commission (2009-2010) and a former MP in Bulgaria’s 36th and 37th National Assemblies.
He last worked as chief of staff of former left-wing MEP Kristian Vigenin, who is now Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister.
The Socialist-led government fired former Customs Agency director Vanyo Tanov on August 21, a day after Tanov released from the hospital where he underwent treatment for two months.
Borislav Borisov was then briefly appointed as acting Customs Agency head. However, the government appeared to have made a blunder, as the law does not provide having an acting Customs chief . Borisov had to be fired, as he was not the government’s favorite for the job.
Monday marks the 81st straight day of anti-government protests in Bulgaria. The relentless rallies were triggered by a number of controversial appointments and wider concerns about corruption in EU’s poorest member state.
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.
Head of the Military Medical Academy (MMA) Major General Prof.
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