January 2018

• A national committee for the commemoration of the 170th anniversary of Hristo Botev will be set up on 18 January in Parliament, says Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva at the poet’s anniversary commemoration ceremony at his birthplace, Kalofer 05/01/2018, 05/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva attends water blessing ceremony and retrieval of the holy cross from the waters of Arda river in celebration of Epiphany Day near St John the Baptist monastery in Kardzhali 06/01/2018, 06/01/2018
• Deputy Speaker of Parliament Emil Hristov and MPs attend water blessing of military flags on Epiphany Day in Sofia 06/01/2018, 06/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva attends Epiphany Day celebration in Plovdiv 06/01/2018, 06/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva attends celebrations of the 140th anniversary of the Liberation of the town of Kazanlak 08/01/2018, 08/01/2018
• On the day when Bulgaria takes over the presidency of the Council of the EU, let us be aware that our actions and messages will shape the attitudes of the EU elite, says Tsveta Karayancheva at the opening of the new parliamentary session 11/01/2018, 11/01/2018
• We take the Presidency as a national and non-partisan cause, which will enable us to prove ourselves as a prepared, constructive and trustworthy leader of the forthcoming key debates on the future of the Union, says Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva in her welcome address at the official opening of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 11/01/2018, 11/01/2018
• Parliament overturns Presidential veto on Anti-Corruption and Forfeiture of Unlawfully Acquired Assets Bill 12/01/2018, 12/01/2018
• The Anti-Corruption Bill will be promulgated within 10 days, says Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva at the meeting with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker 12/01/2018, 12/01/2018
• The 44th National Assembly will actively participate in the discussion on the future of the European Union, says Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva 12/01/2018, 12/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva praises her Macedonian counterpart Talat Xhaferi for the ratification of the Friendship, Good Neighbourly Relations and Cooperation Agreement between the two countries by the Macedonian Parliament, 15/01/2018
• The Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU this year is of special importance for the Western Balkans, says President of Montenegro Filip Vujanović at the meeting with Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva 15/01/2018, 15/01/2018
• Culture and Media Committee Chair Vezhdi Rashidov meets with Turkish Ambassador to Sofia Hasan Ulusoy 15/01/2018, 15/01/2018
• Defence Committee Chair General Konstantin Popov holds meetings with representatives of the Union of Reserve Officers and Sergeants and the Union of Reserve Officers “Atlantic” at their initiative, 16/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva and Chair of Azerbaijan-Bulgaria Friendship Group at the Milli Majlis Rauf Aliyev discuss opportunities for developing cooperation between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan, 17/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva opens “The Spirit of Surva”, photography exhibition dedicated to the International Masquerade Games Festival in Pernik, 17/01/2018
• Officers and lecturers from Georgi Stoykov Rakovski Military Academy visit the National Assembly, 17/01/2018
• Bulgarian parliamentary delegation meets with UK parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee Chair, 17/01/2018
• Speaker of Parlament Tsveta Karayancheva opens exhibition entitled “Epic for the Unforgettable Bulgarian Volunteers” in the Triangular Tower of Serdica exhibition hall at Sofia Museum of History, 17/01/2018
• Parliament unanimously ratifies Treaty for Friendship, Good Neighbourly Relations and Cooperation between the Republic of Bulgaria and Republic of Macedonia, 18/01/2018
• A National Initiative Committee for the commemoration of Hristo Botev’s 170th anniversary set up in Parliament, 18/01/2018
• Parliamentary Dimension of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU opens with a meeting of COSAC Presidential Troika, 21/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayncheva opens COSAC Chairpersons' meeting, 22/01/2018
• Bulgaria received large support for the priorities of its presidency of the Council of the EU, says Kristian Vigenin recapping the results from the COSAC Chairpersons’ meeting, 22/01/2018
• Over 140 public organisations, institutions and citizens participate in a public discussion on the bill for ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, organised by Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva, 23/01/2018
• Parliament debates motion for a no confidence vote against the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria, 23/01/2018
• European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week marked in Parliament, 24/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva meets with students from the Young Ambassadors Club at Petko Rachov Slaveykov secondary school in Kardzhali, participating in EP Ambassador Schools Programme, 24/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva makes a statement on press conference of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria to mark the first anniversary since he took office, 24/01/2018
• Parliament overturns no confidence vote against the government, initiated by BSP for Bulgaria, 25/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva gives “Sirak Skitnik” grand award at ceremony to celebrate 83rd anniversary of Bulgarian National Radio, 25/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva opens 27th International Masquerade Games Festival “Surva” 2018 in front of the Palace of Culture in Pernik, 26/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament Tsveta Karayancheva attends celebration of 140th anniversary of the Liberation of Razrgrad, 28/01/2018
• Speaker of Parliament attends celebration of 140th anniversary of the Liberation of Targovishte, 29/01/2018
• Georgi Andonov, artist from Burgas, presents portraits of famous Bulgarians in Parliament, 31/01/2018