Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria

Vladimir Toshev, MP from ruling center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), has underscored the need to amend over 20 laws to launch reforms.

In a Saturday interview for the Focus news agency, Toshev explained that the law regulating school and pre-school education had been adopted some 50 years ago and had to be replaced by a new one.

At present the private insurance funds in Bulgaria have accumulated around BGN 8 B, the system is stable and there is good legislative regulation.

The new Bulgarian government has succeeded in reinstating the country has a predictable partner, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said.

In a Saturday interview with Darik Radio he reminded of what he describes as "failures" of the previous elected cabinet, with "zero" achievements in terms of European funding and "any other aspect."

Bulgarian Members of Parliament (MPs) adopted on Thursday at first reading the amendments proposed by the main ruling party GERB to the Interior Ministry Act.

The governing body of Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (DANS) has opposed the plans of the government to amend the DANS Act.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday.

Borisov, who headed the government for a second term in October, is on an official visit to Berlin at the invitation of his German counterpart.

The abandoned South Stream gas pipeline and EU funding is due to top the two leaders' agenda.

Menda Stoyanova, Chair of the parliamentary budget committee, has suggested that Bulgaria is unlikely to be penalized by the European Commission over the budget deficit exceeding 3% as it is a one-off case.

Rosen Zhelyazkov, the sole defendant in the case for the illegal ballot papers discovered on the eve of the early elections on May 12, 2013, is likely to return to a post at Bulgaria's Council of Ministers.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Rumyana Bachvarova, as cited by the BGNES news agency, Zhelyazkov may work with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

Feyzi Bekir has been appointed Deputy Finance Minister by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov at the proposal of Minister Vladislav Goranov.

Bekir is currently Deputy District Governor of Kardzhali.

His past work experience includes Director of a Kardzhali-based office of insurance company Euroins AD.

Velizar Enchev is leaving the parliamentary group of nationalist formation the Patriotic Front.

In a Sunday interview for Nova TV, he made clear that he was leaving the party due to the massive fraud that was being committed by its leadership.

Enchev's decision to quit the Patriotic Front leaves it with a total of 18 MPs in Parliament, according to reports of Sega daily.