Bulgaria's National Assembly

Bulgaria's National Assembly voted on February 17 to overturn President Roumen Radev's vetoes on amendments to the country's Penal Procedure Code and the urban planning law.

Parliament rejected the proposed changes to gambling by Valery Simeonov and the NFSB that impose restrictions on the opening of casinos and gambling halls.

Only 22 deputies voted "for" casinos and gambling halls to be situated only in the five-star hotels and along the border. 127 MPs abstained and four voted against,

Bulgaria's National Assembly adopted on second reading amendments to the Currency Act which amends the Law on the Bulgarian National Bank, BNR reported.

A delegation of Bulgarian Parliament, headed by its President Dimitar Glavchev will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea from August 21st to the 23rd at the invitation of Chung Sye-kyun, speaker of the country's National Assembly.

The Bulgarian delegation will hold talks in parliament and will meet with the country's Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon.

''Bulgaria has been supporting firmly the name of the Republic of Macedonia and this support is part of our consistent policy towards Macedonia since we recognized our neighboring country'', Bulgaria's National Assembly Speaker Dimitar Glavchev told TV+ channel.

According to his words, Sofia should not take side in the naming dispute between Skopje and third countries.

The Club of Bulgarian and Jewish Friends is to hold a silent protest on Friday in front of the monument commemorating Bulgaria's bravery in saving its 48,000 Jews from being deported to Nazi extermination camps in World War II.

Turkey's Ambassador to Bulgaria Suleyman Gokce has expressed dissatisfaction with the 30-kilometer border fence and the declaration of the Parliament on the fate of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.

Bulgaria's Ambassador in Ankara Krasimir Tulechki was summoned to Turkey's Foreign Ministry Saturday.

The meeting was regarding the decision taken by Bulgaria's National Assembly to recognize the ''mass extermination'' of Armenians as opposed to the initial version of the document that qualified it as ''genocide''.

Two specialized vehicles for transportation of food and beverages will be purchased by Bulgaria's National Assembly. The total cost is projected to be BGN 416, 667.

The information was released through the preliminary announcements for tenders for 2015, as reported by 24Chasa daily.

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) demands that Bulgaria initiates the cancellation of the EU sanctions against Russia, said the party press office.

The BSP parliamentary group tabled in the National Assembly a draft proposal on the need of reconsideration of the EU policies on sanctions against Russia.