Sofia Prepares for Euro: Local Taxes and Fees to Be Recalculated
Sofia Municipality is setting up a dedicated working group tasked with converting all local taxes, fees, and service prices from Bulgarian leva to euros
Bulgaria's extremist nationalist party Ataka is demanding the immediate resignation of the Chief of First Police Precinct in Sofia, Daniel Pashov, for inactivity during the Sunday protest rally.
In a declaration of the party, sent to the media, the nationalists say that as usual the Ministry of Interior and its employees from the precinct have been idle, tolerate crime in the capital and failed to retain offenders.
"Around 4 pm, protesters, who blocked both lanes of the main thoroughfare "Tsarigradsko Shosse," burned a billboard with an image of the leader of Ataka Volen Siderov. The police failed to intervene and there is no information about any arrests for destruction of private property," the declaration of Ataka reads.
According to them, their Alfa TV had footage from the incident and an eyewitness has identified among the "arsonists" blogger Asen Genov, who has been one of the most active participants in the anti-government demonstrations in Bulgaria and the "protest network" association that they established.
Therefore, the nationalists urge for Genov to be arrested "for criminal vandalism."
Commenting for the bTV news broadcast, Genov stated the nationalists' claim against him was "lies and slander," stressing he intended to seek his rights in Court. The blogger asked Ataka to immediately publish the video with the billboard burning. He insists he has been at another location at the time and had witnesses to prove this.
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.
Borderless Bulgaria: How Schengen Benefits Are Transforming Trade and Logistics
Bulgaria's Mortality Rate Remains Highest in Europe