Dimitar Glavchev

A real scandal broke out in the National Assembly on the case "National Palace of Culture".

Tasko Ermenkov from the Bulgarian Socialist Party accused Dimitar Glavchev (GERB) - of undemocracy behaviour, and the ruling party on the other hand  - that they want to hide what happened with the National Palace of Culture.

At the end of today's parliametary debate MPs voted the resignation of  Dimitar Glavchev as  chairman of the National Assembly, BGNES reported.

114 MPs voted in favor  and 118 against the resignation of Glavchev.

The resignation of Dimitar Glavchev was requested by BSP due to that he  did not deal with the duties of the President of the National Assembly.

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has demanded the resignation of the Parliament's president, Dimitar Glavchev.

''The Parliament has not been working for six weeks now because the government and the ruling majority have no programme for governance and legislation'', BSP leader Korneliya Ninova told journalists, quoted by FOCUS News Agency.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will convene a meeting of the National Security Advisory Council (KSNS) today, it was reported by NOVA Tv.

The Advisory Body at the Presidency will meet for the first time since Rumen Radev stepped into office into office.

Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Davor Ivo Stier is having today a marathon of meetings in Sofia on issues of bilateral interest, economic cooperation, interaction within international organizations, the European agenda and the situation in the Balkans, reported BNR.

''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 MPs observed a minute's silence today in memory of the victims of the Batak massacre in the times of Ottoman domination in Bulgaria.

Veselin Mareshki from Bulgarian political party Volya has given up his MP immunity. This is what National Assembly President Dimitar Glavchev announced from the tribune of the National Assembly at the beginning of the plenary session, a reporter of FOCUS News Agency reported.

The Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Dimitar Glavchev and some members of the Parliament are going to attend the festive ceremony of  raising the flag of the European Union. That announced the Presidency Press Centre, reported Focus News Agency.

The ritual which marks the Europe Day will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., on May 9 2017, in front of the President institution. 

The culmination of the events marking the 141st anniversary of the April Uprising will take place today at the historical site Oborishte near the town of Panagyurishte. Parliament President Dimitar Glavchev will take part in the commemorative meeting.