At an emergency sitting of the foreign and interior affair committees at the parliament the chairs of the security services and high representatives of both ministries reported on the events in Turkey. Deputy Minister of the Interior Filip Gunev commented after the session that there were no immediate risks for Bulgaria, but there were some in the mid and long terms. The long-term ones are related to the democratic processes in Turkey and to what extent it will be possible the democratic principles to be preserved. There is a chance for Bulgaria to receive additional EC funding for the fortification of the border with Turkey. Poland is to send a backup of 100 officers within a few weeks for the strengthening of its security, the deputy minister went on to say.
On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 5 and 10°C, around 5°C in Sofia. The morning will be sunny. In the afternoon it will be cloudy in the mountains, where rain and snow will fall, and sunny in the east. Maximum temperatures..
An emergency epidemic situation will not be introduced in the country due to the spread of pertussis (whooping cough), as this is not necessary. This was announced by the chief state health inspector, Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev...
With the votes of GERB-SDS and PP-DB, the parliament rejected the request for a debate on the report of the temporary committee to investigate corruption practices in the "Customs" Agency and the possible role of the former finance..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with..
Nearly 400 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been registered in the country. We are at the beginning of a nationwide epidemic, Chief State Health..
The National Assembly removed its chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov from office. His dismissal was proposed by We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria,..
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