Mothers of children and adults with severe disabilities protested outside Bulgaria's National Assembly against proposed amendments to the Personal Assistance Act, warning that the changes would strip personal assistants of basic labor and social security rights to reduce public spending at the expense of vulnerable families. The demonstrators called for the withdrawal of the bill submitted by Progressive Bulgaria (PB), arguing that the proposed model would weaken protections for people providing round-the-clock care instead of improving the support system. Personal assistants asked how they could continue looking after their loved ones if they had to take full-time jobs elsewhere to secure adequate social security coverage. ...