Recent news

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

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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