March 2012

• National Assembly hosts discussion about the role of Parliament in protecting children’s rights and in support of vulnerable children and families, 01/03/2012
• National Assembly President Tsetska Tsacheva and members of the parliament took part in the celebration of the National Holiday – March 3rd, 03/03/2012
• Legislative amendments concerning safety on the roads were presented at a meeting with relatives of victims of road accidents held at the National Assembly, 05/03/2012
• Parliament adopts new model of remuneration of employees in the state administration, 08/03/2012
• National Assembly President Tsetska Tsacheva meets the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Ms. Sharan Burrow, 08/03/2012
• Union of Bulgarian Immigrants to Israel expresses deep recognition and gratitude to the Bulgarian people for the rescue of Bulgarian Jews during the Second World War, 12/03/2012
• National Assembly President Tsetska Tsacheva has met with a parliamentary delegation from Italy, 14/03/2012
• Bulgarian Parliament supports growing pressure on the regime in Syria, 16/03/2012
• “Democracy and Francophonie” theme of the International Conference held at the National Assembly, 20/03/2012
• New ministers Desislava Atanasova and Delyan Dobrev sworn in office at the National Assembly, 21/03/2012
• National Assembly - host of the 38th meeting of the Committee on Culture, Education and Social Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, 21/03/2012
• Parliament adopts at first reading draft bill regulating youth matters proposed by Council of Ministers, 22/03/2012
• Parliament sets up ad-hoc inquiry committee due to price increase of certain drugs, 23/03/2012
• Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen, the crisis in Europe and euro area future - key topics discussed at the talks between the President of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva and the President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus, 27/03/2012
• Parliament adopts decision backing the government in its move to abandon project “Belene”, to proceed with construction of a steam gas plant instead and a new reactor in the NPP “Kozloduy”, 29/03/2012
• Young people with autism visited the National Assembly on the occasion of the World Day for Raising the Awareness on the Issues of Autism. They met the President of the Parliament Mrs. Tsetska Tsacheva and made an exhibition of paintings and ceramics created by young people with autism, 30/03/2012