The Council of Ministers endorsed a decision on approving a bill on amendments to the Bulgarian citizenship act, by force of which the conditions for the acquisition of Bulgarian citizenship by persons of Bulgarian origin, and of persons with a parent with acquired Bulgarian citizenship, are supplemented, with proficiency in the Bulgarian language now a mandatory condition. A regulation is being proposed rendering release from Bulgarian citizenship impossible for persons against whom criminal proceedings have been initiated, as well as an option for the revocation of naturalization in instances of systemic and premeditated discrediting of Bulgaria, including by hate speech.
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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