Podcast in English
Audio Player
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Caretaker cabinet is faced with a number of challenges including energy prices, inflation and road maintenance

Photo: BGNES

"On behalf of our coalition government, I am handing the power over to you! Contrary to implications, there is no reason to expect an apocalypse in Bulgaria", former Premier Kiril Petkov said at a special ceremony at which he handed the power to the caretaker cabinet headed by Prime Minister Galab Donev. Kiril Petkov noted that despite the global crisis, his cabinet has built a strong foundation to secure peace and predictability in the coming months. The outgoing government leaves a budget surplus of BGN 1.5 billion. Kiril Petkov expressed hope that the fight against corruption and problems in the country's judiciary will continue.

Bulgaria’s caretaker Premier Galab Donev outlined the most urgent tasks facing the new cabinet - the prices of natural gas and fuels, high inflation, the problems regarding the maintenance of the country's roads and the protest of road construction companies. "We have months of political excitement ahead of us. Our task is to restore productive dialogue", Galab Donev pointed out.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Urban birds are the best indicator of the surrounding environment

The campaign of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds for counting sparrows in the country has ended. For the ninth consecutive year, volunteers had the opportunity to observe sparrows in a place of their choice and then..

published on 5/3/25 3:28 PM
Tomislav Donchev

Bulgaria expects funds of the second payment under Recovery and Resilience Plan in early autumn

Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev expects the country to receive the funds of the second payment under the Recovery and Resilience Plan by early autumn of this year. Donchev hopes that this year Bulgaria will also receive the..

published on 5/3/25 2:15 PM
Iliana Iotova

Vice President Iliana Iotova: If it weren't for letters and faith, there would have been no Bulgarians today

Vice President Iliana Iotova, the mayor of Shumen Municipality Prof. Hristo Hristov and the director of the Regional Library "Stiliyan Chilingirov", Rositsa Dobreva, opened the exhibition "Alphabet and History", presenting the..

published on 5/3/25 12:03 PM