Quarter of Bulgarian MPs to Donate Their First Salaries

As many as 62 out of Bulgaria's 240 lawmakers have promised to donate their October salaries for a cause at the end of a campaign to save a child's life.

Betina Terzieva, a young girl, wrote earlier an open letter to MPs calling on them to give their first money as lawmakers to help Slavi Edrev, a child that has cerebral palsy and epilepsy and needs treatment.

Terzieva started a campaign titled Make an MP Save a Child's Life on Facebook which ended Thursday, November 13.

Some EUR 105 000 are needed for the boy's treatment. If all 62 lawmakers who promised to donate their salaries hold on to their promise, they might be able to collect the money as each MP received BGN 2590 in October.

Parliament held virtually two sessions in October, but some lawmakers are adamant they cannot renounce the entire amount of money they earned within their period, claiming they need it to make ends meet.