The public effect of the debates about the Istanbul Convention is serious and the majority of the adult Bulgarians disapprove of the document, a research of Gallup International shows. 86% of the respondents have heard about the Istanbul Convention. 58% of them answered that Bulgaria must not ratify the convention and 19% believe that the Istanbul Convention must be ratified by this country. The rest of the respondents are undecided. Disapproval of the Istanbul Convention prevails in all social groups, the survey further reads.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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