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 speculation about possible changes to one of Bulgaria’s most sensitive social policies. The debate began Monday morning when PB lawmaker and former volleyball player Vladimir Nikolov suggested that mothers should be encouraged to return to work earlier.

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…