Balgarianovinite.com National Assembly Chair Mihaela Dotsova met with the Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil here on Tuesday. The conversation was also attended by Parliament’s deputy chairs Ivan Angelov, Raya Nazaryan, Ayten Sabri, Stoyu Stoev, Tsoncho Ganev and MP Atanas Slavov, as well as the metropolitans of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the National Assembly said in a press release.
Patriarch Daniil blessed the lawmakers and congratulated Dotsova on her election as Chair of the 52nd National Assembly. “The legislature was constituted expeditiously and without opposition, and I hope this is a good start and that its work will continue in this way,” he added.
Dotsova noted that the participation in the meeting of MPs of all parliamentary groups is a recognition of the role of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the history of the Bulgarian people and is an expression of the will to make efforts for the development of Bulgarian spirituality. “Our society faces many challenges, but the greatest among them is to preserve the moral foundations, virtues and values taught by religion,” said the National Assembly Chair. As she put it, “we must heed to the Church’s messages of unity, put aside differences, and seek working solutions”. She sees a desire to resume political dialogue and do what is necessary for the adoption of high-quality laws.
During the conversation, it was noted that the 51st National Assembly had not had time to adopt amendments to the Pre-school and School Education Act related to the introduction of religious instruction. “The MPs expressed their readiness to consider the possibility of children being schooled in such a subject at their parents’ choice,” Parliament’s press release said. Dotsova stated that the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church will be consulted on every bill that has a bearing on the advancement of Bulgarian spirituality.
The head of Parliament presented Patriarch Daniil with a hand-held cross and wished him to contribute to the unity of the Bulgarian people and to the affirmation of the eternal spiritual values of the Church. In turn, the Patriarch presented Dotsova with an icon of Christ Acheiropoietos (Not Made by Human Hands) and a book by Assoc. Prof. Maria Kyoseva Civil Status of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. National Assembly Chair Dotsova Meets with Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-19 19:14:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law