A debate over the future of Bulgaria’s maternity leave system has moved to the center of political discussion after Vladimir Nikolov, an MP from Progressive Bulgaria and former national volleyball team captain, revealed that the government is considering reducing the length of paid maternity leave. Any such move, he stressed, would depend on solving a long-standing shortage of nurseries and daycare facilities, particularly in larger cities.

A debate over the future of Bulgaria’s maternity leave system has moved to the center of political discussion after Vladimir Nikolov, an MP from Progressive Bulgaria and former…

The ruling Progressive Bulgaria (PB) party found itself sending conflicting signals on maternity leave within the span of a single day, after comments by one of its MPs sparked…