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Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev said Wednesday that his Ministry has proposed legislative changes aimed at limiting and eliminating sham arbitrations. Speaking at a briefing at the Council of Ministers, he added that the proposed amendments to the International Commercial Arbitration Act have already been uploaded on the website of the Ministry and are part of the Cabinet's commitments in the "war against the property mafia".

Referendum proposal rejected; Economy

Bulgaria’s switch to EUR must rest on informed public choice and institutional integrity, the Democracy, Rights and Freedoms – Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DRF-MRF) parliamentary group said in a statement read by MP Mario Rangelov on Wednesday.

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov, whose party has been one of the staunchest opponents of a euro changeover in Bulgaria, issued Wednesday a call for citizens to gather on May 16 in Sofia for what he described as a “true National Assembly” -

Between May 16 and 18, Sofia will welcome representatives of Australian Business in Europe (ABIE), a network of Australia-related business organizations that are active in more than 19 European countries, the Bulgarian-Australian Business Council (BABC) said in a press release on Wednesday. Bulgaria will host the ABIE leadership’s annual meeting for the second time.

Agriculture and Food Minister Georgi Tahov attended a discussion on cooperation in the agricultural sector in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, the Ministry's press centre said on Tuesday. "Some EUR 500 million under the Strategic Plan for Agriculture and Rural Development 2023-2027 will be earmarked for cooperation," Tahov said.

Bulgaria’s banking system is ready for the country's entry into the euro area. Bankers rallied around the idea at the Banking Today conference, organized by Investor.bg in Sofia, which discusses the development of the financial and banking sector in

Instability and uncertainty are the key words that describe the European economy, says Professor Raul Eamets, a lecturer at the University of Tartu in Estonia. He was a member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian Central Bank from 2004 to 2009

The second edition of the Leterapopoli World Literature Festival opened in Plovdiv on Tuesday, the Culture Department of the Plovdiv Municipality said.

On Wednesday, National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova and Nikolay Denkov will open a photo-documentary exhibition at the National Assembly, titled "The Worldwide Echo of the April Uprising". The event, will be attended by the great-grandson of William Gladstone - Francis Gladstone, at the invitation of Denkov, said the Continue the Change part press centre on Tuesday.

Soprano Gabriela Georgieva, a Sofia Opera soloist, was named Musician of the Year for 2024 in the 34th national poll conducted by the Allegro Vivace classical music programme of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR).

An exhibition titled "Knight of the Luminous Line" featuring Atanas Yaranov's drawings is on at Sofia's Anel Gallery Museum from May 13. The exhibition marks the artist's 85th birth anniversary.

Targovishte has been preserving and developing the traditions of European trading centres for centuries, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev said during a local conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.

The Serbian students who undertook a marathon to Brussels to raise awareness among European institutions about the situation in Serbia following six months of anti-government protests, have begun meeting with Members of the European Parliament

Representatives of various sectors who have worked on projects supported by the EU Cohesion Policy participated in a conference at the National Press Club of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) in Lovech on Monday. The event was part of BTA's "Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills" project.

A very important condition of the quality of education is that the educational environment meets the needs of young people, Dr. Ivanichka Burovska, Head of the Regional Education Department in Lovech, said during a local conference held here on Monday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.