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Bulgaria to Boast Illegal Asset Forfeiture Law by Easter [Mar 06, 2012] Amendments to the long-delayed bill authorizing widespread confiscation of illegally obtained assets are expected to be conclusively adopted by Bulgaria's parliament by Easter. "We are currently between the first and second reading of the bill. We have made proposals for changes to some of the texts, but the general concept remains the same.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Adopts 1.35% Budget Deficit for 2012 [Dec 09, 2011] Bulgaria?s Parliament has adopted at second reading the framework for the 2012 state budget within the debates on the 2012 State Budget Act late Thursday night. Thus, the MPs sealed the key figures in Bulgaria's draft budget for 2012, as defended by Minister of Finance Simeon Djankov, including a budget deficit of 1.35% of GDP, or about BGN 1.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bans Ex-Communist Agents from Key Diplomatic Jobs [Jul 14, 2011] Employees of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry who were active as secret State Security agents during the Communist regime will no longer be allowed to take key diplomatic positions. The amendments to Bulgaria's Diplomatic Service Act were adopted at second reading Thursday. Bulgaria's 35 ambassadors proven to have been collaborators of the communist regime's secret service can now be removed from ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sets Up Mega-Structure for 3 Neglected Highways [Jul 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Parliament has approved at second reading the founding of a State Company "Strategic Infrastructure Projects", a mega-structure to be in charge of the construction of three largely neglected highway projects. The new body created with adopted amendments to the Roads Act will seek to accelerate the construction of "strategic infrastructure projects", namely the Struma Highway (running ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Moves to Liberalize Raw Tobacco Market [Feb 23, 2011] The Bulgarian Parliament adopted at second reading amendments to the Tobacco and Tobacco Products Act, which allow the liberalization of the raw tobacco market in the country. The adopted amendment dropped the requirement that only people authorized to deal with industrial processing of tobacco could buy the product. The Bulgarian MPs adopted the proposed amendment, which allows the export of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Introduces Electronic Ticket for Road Traffic Violators [Jan 19, 2011] Bulgaria's parliament adopted at second reading amendments to the Road Traffic Act, which envision the introduction of an electronic ticket. The electronic ticket will be issued for violations, which are detected and recorded through technical devices, in the absence of traffic police authorities. It has to include data for the exact place, date, time, registration number of the vehicle, the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Rulers Adopt 2011 Budget Deficit of Almost 3% of GDP [Dec 03, 2010] Bulgaria's Parliament has adopted at second reading the 2011 State Budget Act after 15 hours of debates that went late into the night. The budget bill was adopted at second reading only with the votes of the ruling center-right party GERB and their allies from the nationalist party Ataka. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Rulers Adopt 2011 Budget Deficit Barely below 3% of GDP [Dec 03, 2010] Bulgaria's Parliament has adopted at second reading the 2011 State Budget Act after 15 hours of debates that went late into the night. The major difference between the bill adopted at first reading is the increase of the projected 2011 budget deficit from BGN 1.96 B to BGN 2.16 B ? or from 2.5% to about 2.75% of the GDP ? which, if it materializes, would still be below the 3% threshold set by EU ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Parliament Debates Conclusively Revised Budget 2010 [Jul 08, 2010] Bulgaria's Parliament will discuss at second reading the 2010 Budget Revision Act tabled in early June by the center-right government of the GERB party over rising deficit necessitating austerity measures. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Blue' Rightists with Harsh Criticism of Cabinet [Jul 06, 2010] Bulgaria's rightist Union of Democratic Forces declared Monday they won't back the revision of the 2010 state budget on second reading in Parliament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Oks Downsize of Bulgaria's Competition Watchdog [Jul 02, 2010] Bulgaria's Parliament has approved at second reading the downsize from 7 to 5 of the staff in the Competition Protection Commission. The regulatory body will now consist of President, Vice-President and three members. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Votes Conclusively on Eased Smoking Ban [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria's parliament will vote conclusively on Thursday the ruling-party proposal to water down a new smoking ban in the country. A day earlier the MPs passed at second reading the more liberal rules for smoking in public spaces and abolished for good the full smoking ban. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Up in Arms against GMOs (Novinite.com) [Feb 01, 2010] Bulgaria?s rightist Blue Coalition is not going to support the amendments of the Genetically Modified Organisms Act. The second reading is forthcoming this week and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), one of the two parties in the Blue Coalition, say they want the Act restored in its initial text. [via YahooNews] More >>

TV Channels in Bulgaria Mandated to Air 50% EU Programs (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] European TV production must be 50% of the annual TV program time in Bulgaria, per the amendments of the Radio and TV Act. The amendments were passed by the Members of the Parliament Thursday on second reading. [via YahooNews] More >>

TV Channels in Bulgaria Mandated to Air 50% EU Programs (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] The amendments in the Radio and T Act were passed by the Members of the Bulgaria Parliament Thursday on second reading. File Photo [via YahooNews] More >>