Council of Ministers

The Security Council of the Council of Ministers faced deadlock over the controversial derogation of Russian oil imports, leading to heightened tensions between "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB), GERB, and DPS.

In a significant move, the Bulgarian parliament has unanimously voted to remove Covid-19 from the list of particularly dangerous infections, signaling a shift in the country's approach to pandemic-related restrictions.

Defense Minister Todor Tagarev has reassured the public that there are no issues surrounding the decision on the Stryker vehicles project in Bulgaria. His statement comes in response to concerns raised during the election campaign by GERB leader Boyko Borissov, who questioned the project's approval without the National Assembly's decision.

GERB leader Boyko Borissov announced that the party will hold a national council after the second round of local elections to decide whether to continue supporting the government of Nikolai Denkov.

Borissov stated this today in Lovech.

The Council of Ministers determined the poverty line for 2024, which will be BGN 526, BTA reported. This was announced at a briefing by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Ivanka Shalapatova, after the government adopted the decision at today's meeting. The decision stipulates that the new amount of the poverty line will increase by BGN 22 or 4.4%.

"The holiday of the people's awakeners unites us. Patriarch Euthymius, our heroes from the Revival and Liberation. This is a day that unites all Bulgarians and we must bow our heads before today's meeting of the Council of Ministers," said Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov before today's meeting of the Council of Ministers.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov held a video conference call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Council of Ministers announced on its Facebook page.

The former Deputy Chief Secretary Zhivko Kotsev will be proposed as Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov announced to journalists in the parliament.

He indicated that his nomination will be discussed in the Council of Ministers and proposed for agreement with the President.

The Presidency has sent an official refusal to release the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Petar Todorov and the reasons attached to it to the Council of Ministers, BNR reported. The refusal was sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"At the moment, we're not working on a political lead in relation to the murder of Aleksei Petrov". This was announced by Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov at a briefing in the Council of Ministers. However, he indicated that this and other versions are being checked. There are no suspects for the murder so far.