The College of Prosecutors of the Supreme Judicial Council has agreed to resume the suspended procedure for the election of the Prosecutor-General. According to the adopted timetable, the hearing of the candidates and the election of a new Prosecutor General should take place on 16 January 2025.
At the end of August, the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition called on the current SJC not to elect a new Prosecutor-General because the SJC's mandate had expired. DPS co-leader Delyan Peevski, for his part, called on the current SJC to proceed with the election of a new chief prosecutor.
In 2023, following the dismissal of Ivan Geshev, Borislav Sarafov was appointed as acting Prosecutor-General in his place.
Parliament was unable to start work for a second consecutive day after several parliamentary groups refused to register their attendance . At the first attempt, lawmakers from the PP-DB, Vazrazhdane, the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms, MECH and..
Talks on Bulgaria’s 2026 minimum wage ended without agreement between businesses and trade unions at the Commission on Incomes and Living Standards under the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation. A new round of discussions is scheduled for 6..
Japanese pop idol and actor Hiromitsu Kitayama was appointed Goodwill Ambassador to Bulgaria at a ceremony held at the Bulgarian Embassy in Tokyo on 24 September 2025. In a post on its official Facebook page, the embassy notes that Kitayama is one of..
In economic terms, Bulgaria is highly dependent on carbon-intensive production and is particularly vulnerable to the risk of these productions being..
On Saturday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be from 8 to 13C, in Sofia – 10C. During the day, cloudy weather will prevail. Rain is expected..
Currently, out of nearly 8,000 children deprived of parental care, just 850 have permission for full adoption. This was announced by Deputy Minister of..
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