The third preliminary vote in the procedure for the election of the new United Nations Secretary General will be held at the Security Council on 29 August, Ramlan Bin Ibrahim, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the UN and chairing the Security Council, has been quoted as saying by TASS and BTA. During the previous vote held on 5 August, former Portuguese PM Antonio Guterres rankled first with eleven "encourage" votes, two "discourage" votes and two "no opinion" ones. Second was former Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic with eight "encourage" votes, four "discourage" votes and three no opinion" ones. Next in the ranking came Argentine Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra, former Slovenian President Danilo Turk and Bulgarian Irina Bokova, who is UNESCO’s Director-General. Under current rules in order to be approved the candidate should receive nine “encourage” votes, including all five votes of the five permanent Security Council members – the United States, China, Russia, France and the United Kingdom. After that the candidate should be presented for approval at the United Nations General Assembly.
The Confederation of Labor "Podkrepa" has strongly opposed the proposed measures for a more favorable regime for hiring staff from non-EU countries. "The government is proposing a measure to ease labor migration quotas, suggesting that up to..
In recent years, Bulgaria has been collecting and processing 15,000 tons of herbs annually . Nearly 90% of them are exported. More than 200 herbs are widely used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. Active trade covers more than 20..
Bulgaria is still on the position that there should be five crossings on the Danube River, Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov said at a meeting of the National Assembly Committee on Transport and..
Banking services in Bulgaria are among the most accessible in the EU, according to an analysis by the Association of Banks in Bulgaria . According to it,..
55% of Bulgarians do not feel informed about the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria, while 41% express the opposite opinion, according to a..
The Trade Union of Bulgarian Medical Specialists has declared readiness for protest actions and an effective strike, according to a statement published..
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