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Only 113 Members of the Bulgarian Parliament registered in plenary hall while the required minimum is 120 of a total of 240. File photo
For yet another day, the Bulgarian Parliament failed start work Friday due to lack of quorum.
113 Members of the Parliament registered in plenary hall while the required minimum is 120 of a total of 240.
Lawmakers from the formerly-ruling, opposition center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, did not register once again, prompting Parliament Speaker Mihail Mikov to announce the parliamentary session will not be held Friday and to adjourn the MPs, Nova TV reports.
According to the adopted agenda, the session was supposed to begin with the so-called parliamentary control where ministers from the Cabinet respond to MPs' questions.
Interior Minister, Tsvetlin Yovchev, was scheduled to report on the unauthorized use and storage of surveillance devices and wiretapping of citizens during the term of his predecessor in the GERB Cabinet, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. Yovchev was also to explain if police have any evidence of death threats against Tsvetanov.
GERB leader Boyko Borissov reaffirmed his commitment to guiding Bulgaria into the eurozone, stating that nothing would divert him from this goal
If parliamentary elections were held now in Bulgaria, GERB would emerge as the leading political force, with 23.8% of voters' support
Boyko Borissov, the leader of GERB, has emphasized that his party’s two main conditions for continuing their support for the government are membership in the eurozone
GERB leader Boyko Borissov stated that the upcoming vote of no confidence is designed to obstruct Bulgaria's progress toward joining the Eurozone
Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, stated that the Bulgarian government has been fragile from the outset and has grown even more fragile in recent times
Boyko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria's GERB party, expressed his anger over the "Greatness" protest rally that took place outside his home in Bankya
"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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