Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Bulgaria as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Bulgaria: Pension rate increase due in July 2014

Bulgaria’s Social Minister, Hasan Ademov, has announced that pensions will rise by 3% on July 1st 2014 …

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Bulgaria: Labour Code amendments approved at first reading

Amendments to Bulgaria’s Labour Code have passed the first stage of the legislative process having been adopted by the country’s Parliamentary Committee on Labour at first reading …

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Bulgaria: Entry into Schengen pushed back

It is expected that Bulgaria will now accede to the Schengen area in 2017 …

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Bulgaria: Minimum wage and pension increases

The minimum wage in Bulgaria is set to rise to BGN 340 (173 …

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Bulgaria: More worker control over health and safety in the workplace

In Bulgaria, the Council of Ministers has approved and put before the National Assembly a draft law amending the Law on Health and Safety at Work …

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Bulgaria: Funding for youth employment

The Bulgarian Minister of Labour and Social Policy has announced that 230 million lev (approx …

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Bulgaria: Bridge holidays announced

The government of Bulgaria has announced its bridge holidays for 2014 which will extend the weekend when a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday …

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Bulgaria: Extension of adoption leave rights

The Bulgarian National Council for Tripartite Cooperation has given its support to a proposed amendment of the Labour Code which would allow parents to take maternity leave for children adopted up until the age of 5 years …

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Bulgaria: Excluding “bad employers” from public contracts

Trade unions in Bulgaria are pressing the government to alter draft amendments to the Law on Public Procurement in order to exclude offshore companies, and companies that do not meet certain workplace standards, from receiving contracts …

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