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Bulgarian MPs back prison and fines for breaking EU sanctions
Parliament's legal affairs committee has approved changes to the Criminal Code at second reading. Breaking or getting around EU sanctions will become a crime.
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Dotsova in Rome: Cyprus is a close partner and ally of Bulgaria
Parliament speaker Mihaela Dotsova met her Cypriot counterpart Annita Demetriou in Rome on the sidelines of a conference of parliament speakers.
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Prof. Velev tells MPs community centres face problems in four areas
The law on community cultural centres, known as chitalishte, is the oldest law still in force in culture, Prof. Ventsislav Velev told parliament's…
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Police check tip about vote buying in Kardzhali area
The tip has also gone to prosecutors, and police are checking people, cars and sites in the Kardzhali and Pleven areas 10 days before the election.
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Police run 140 operations against vote buying, two cases under investigation
Police have run 140 operations against vote buying, and pre-trial proceedings have been opened in two of the cases, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir…
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Dombrovskis: EU economic security measures need clear limits
EU commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis warned in Bangkok that without clear limits, protecting individual sectors becomes a cover for protectionism.
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Burgas Municipality will transport voters with visual impairments and mobility issues to polling stations
For the presidential elections on 25 October, transport is available upon request, and the price is the same as a city ticket.
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MPs back new bottled mineral water rules in first reading
The changes to the Food Act are meant to end the European Commission's infringement procedure against Bulgaria over drinking water.
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MPs ban fireworks in towns during rest hours
Parliament has given final approval to changes to the Law on Weapons. Each municipal council will set the rest hours in a local ordinance.
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BG Fish: without ports and fish exchanges, about half of Black Sea fishing stays in the grey economy
About half of fishing in the Black Sea is still in the grey economy, BG Fish executive director Yordan Gospodinov said in Varna.
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MPs back faster market access for goods in a crisis in first reading
Parliament passed the changes to the Law on Technical Requirements for Products with 137 votes in favour, 14 abstentions and none against.
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CEC publicly generates the software hash code of the voting machines for the elections on 25 October (updated)
The code will be printed on the control receipts and placed in front of each section commission, so that voters can verify the numbers.
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Dotsova in Rome for conference of Council of Europe parliament speakers
The Speaker of the National Assembly is participating in a European conference in Rome on October 15 and 16. Prime Minister Rumen Radev is in…
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Parliament approves purchase of five air defence systems from Germany
The deal is worth more than 1bn euros and will be paid for with EU money under the SAFE scheme. Only the Vazrazhdane party voted against.
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Democratic Bulgaria files bill for security council unit over Black Sea risks
The Democratic Bulgaria party proposes a joint unit of several agencies to track the economic risks from instability in the Black Sea. It also wants…