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 total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov told bTV. About 440 personnel, in 15 formations in southern Bulgaria and seven formations in..
For the seventh day now the efforts to put down wildfires in the area of the border municipality of Bolyarovo, near the border with Turkey, continues . There is no danger to settlements, but the outbreaks between the villages of Voden and Golyam Dervent..
At 11.00 a.m. today, President Rumen Radev will hand over a mandate to form a government to the candidate for prime minister, nominated by the second largest parliamentary group in the 50th National Assembly - that of "We Continue the Change-Democratic..
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 total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov..
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..
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