Sat, Nov 21 2009
Cabinet said that it was going to keep its decisions unchanged despite growing social pressure for higher wages.
The Council of Ministers press office warned on June 28 that ministers discussed the situation and were ready to use legal measures in case protests exceeded the acceptable levels, mediapool.bg reported.
Strike committees threatened to block major roads but ministers said that protests will be tolerated only if they met norms and regulations.
Interior Minister Roumen Petkov has been asked to provide constant monitoring of the situation and to take action if necessary.
Wages in the public sector will increase by no more than 10 per cent unless organisations themselves find additional financial resources or re-structure their staff.
Cabinet members also examined a report by Health Minister Radoslav Gaidarski on the situation in Pirogov emergency institute. Medics from the institute have been protesting since May in demand for higher wages and better working conditions.
Gaidarski's report said that Pirogov had accumulated debt but nearly 23 million leva from the state budget were used to cover it.
The European Commission is taking Bulgaria to court for delays in providing Sofia with adequate waste disposal facilities.
James Warlick is the spouse of Mary Warlick, director of the office of Russian affairs at the US state department, who has been nominated to serve as ambassador to Serbia
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced on November 20 2009 that the flu epidemic declared two weeks earlier is at an end as rates of infection decline. The announcement coincides with reports of two deaths from A (H1N1) flu in Bulgaria.
Acting on allegations by Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria leader Ivan Kostov, prosecutors and Government officials are to probe deals by which Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Ahmed Dogan acquired various properties.
Prosecutors allege that a deal agreed by the former defence minister caused losses of 12.9 million leva.