Criminal code

Members of the Budget Committee in Bulgaria's Parliament voted in favour of amendments to the Penal Code which provide for heavy penalties for concealed evasion of social insurance contributions.

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Lawyers begin what they have threatened will be extended strike action on Monday in protest at proposed changes to the country’s penal code.

Last week, 93 percent of some 23,000 lawyers nationwide who participated in a vote rejected the new legislation and demanded that the Justice Ministry withdraw it from Parliament.