October 2013

• The President of the National Assembly Mihail Mikov has sent condolatory address in connection with the death of Rangel Valchanov, 01/10/2013
• Parliament rejects the first no-confidence vote against the government of Plamen Oresharski initiated by the parliamentary group of the GERB political party, 02/10/2013
• Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski – Development of Human Resources, Innovations and Health Strategy are Priorities in the Partnership Agreement’s Next Programming Period, 02/10/2013
• Parliament has ratified the amendment to the Financial Agreement between Bulgaria and the European Investment Bank on the project “Bulgaria – Transit Roads V”, 03/10/2013
• National Assembly President Mihail Mikov meets the winner in the World Wrestling Championship Ivo Angelov, 03/10/2013
• Health Care and Human Rights Committees held joint sitting on 3 October 2013 in connection with the growing number of refugees from Syria, 03/10/2013
• Vice-Premier and Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev informs lawmakers of the Education and Science Committee about the educational options of the refugee children from Syria, 03/10/2013
• Ad-Hoc Committee in charge of Drafting the new Election Code has held hearings with the represented in the parliament political forces to get acquainted with their views on the draft, 03/10/2013
• Children, Youth and Sports Committee – Sitting, 03/10/2013
• Reelection of Irina Bokova as General Director of UNESCO sends the message that when all political forces and the society support a cause it brings success for Bulgaria, stated Mihail Mikov, 09/10/2013
• EU aware of serious problem with refugee wave in Bulgaria, supports extraordinary measures of the government, is looking for ways to assist our country – Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev states, 09/10/2013
• Adoptive parents of up to 5years old children to have the right of 365 days paid leave, decided the National Assembly, 10/10/2013
• Just 12 % of teachers in the country are younger than 35 years, 10/10/2013
• Labor and Social Policy Minister Hassan Ademov before members of the Social Policy Committee – 2014 State Budget foresees BGN 650 M more for social spending, 10/10/2013
• National Assembly accepts Anti-Corruption and Conflict of Interests Committee chairman’s resignation, 11/10/2013
• National Assembly President Mihail Mikov opens the Seminar titled “Legal status and political functions of inter-parliamentary organizations”, 14/10/2013
• Representatives of parliaments of the states participating in the Parliamentary Cooperation in South East Europe discussed issues concerning the legal statuses and political functions of the interparliamentary organizations, 14/10/2013
• National Assembly President Mihail Mikov has sent congratulations to His Holiness Patriarch Neofit on occasion of his birthday, 15/10/2013
• National Assembly President Mihail Mikov met Mr Wolfgang Börnsen, member of the German Bundestag in connection with the selection of Bulgarian participants in the interns program called “International parliamentary practice”, 15/10/2013
• Transport, Information Technologies and Communications Minister Danail Papazov – Implementation of Operational Program “Transport “is successful, 16/10/2013
• Vice-Premier and Justice Minister Zinaida Zlatanova before Legal Affairs Committee – I expect Council of Ministers’ New Penal Code Draft Approval by Year End, 16/10/2013
• National Assembly to start live webcasting of parliamentary committees’ meetings on its Internet site, 17/10/2013
• Parliament rejects second no-confidence motion towards Plamen Oresharki’s government, 17/10/2013
• Parliamentary Committee on New Election Code Draft ready for the plenary, 17/10/2013
• National Assembly to hold extraordinary sitting on Tuesday, October 22nd 2013, 18/10/2013
• National Assembly President Mihail Mikov met the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium, H. E. Anick Van Calster, 18/10/2013
• National Assembly President, Mihail Mikov, met the renowned all over the world French scientist, virologist and Nobel laureate, Prof. Luc Montagnier, 21/10/2013
• Prospects for development of trade – economic relations between Bulgaria and China - key topics in the talks between the parliamentary delegation of China and leaders of the National Assembly, 22/10/2013
• National Assembly passed resolution imposing moratorium on agricultural land ownership by foreigners and foreign legal entities until January 1st, 2020, 22/10/2013
• Finance Minister Petar Chobanov hands in the 2014 State Budget Act draft bill to the President of the National Assembly, Mihail Mikov, 30/10/2013
• Parliament decides to set up ad-hoc committee for investigation of the cases of indiscriminate appointments and lay- offs, based on party affiliation, among the ranks of the state administration, held during the rule of GERB, 31/10/2013