In a late evening meeting, the parliament created 3 temporary committees of inquiry. The first was proposed by "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" (PP-DB) and will investigate the Road Map and the construction of the Balkan Stream gas pipeline. A second committee will investigate the case with the derogation for the export of petroleum products from "Lukoil" Burgas. The "Vazrazhdane" party voted against the creation of the second committee. No chairpersons of the two committees were elected. At the suggestion of ITN, a committee was was also created to investigate corrupt practices in the "Customs" Agency and a possible role of Finance Minister Asen Vasilev in them. The committee will be headed by MP Toshko Yordanov. PP-DB voted against.
A man and a child have died after they were struck by lightning in the area of Mount Zhultets near Mount Botev in the Central Balkan Mountains. The alert was sent to the mountain rescue service at around 13.30 by a child who was with them, reports BNR..
The fire on the territory of the villages of Voden, Krainovo and Strandzha in the municipality of Bolyarovo has been controlled and localised. Interior Ministry teams will be on the ground to ensure that the fire does not flare up again, Interior Minister..
The standard of living in Sofia and some larger cities in Bulgaria is high. However, more attention should be paid to the regions of the country that are significantly lagging behind in terms of income, economist Georgi Vuldzhev has..
A state of emergency remains in force in seven villages in the border municipality of Bolyarovo. The fight against the fire at the village of Voden..
A fire has started in Greece a kilometre and a half from the Bulgarian border and is slowly moving towards it. The fire is located in an extremely..
A total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov..
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