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In line with constitutional protocol, President Rumen Radev will convene with Dimitar Glavchev, the candidate for acting Prime Minister, tomorrow, April 5th, at 9:30 a.m. at "Dondukov" 2. Glavchev, assigned on March 30th to propose a composition for a caretaker government, is expected to present his official cabinet draft during the meeting.

 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hosted on Wednesday the heads of companies and unions that are members of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Traders (IFPMA).

"Until now, Bulgaria has benefited very little from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RSP). The last tranche is from December 2022 and is 2.7 billion, in the following two years we have not received any money - to date, this is the first and last tranche for our country".

Cyprus's president has urged an immediate investigation into the killing of seven aid workers in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, saying the US-based charity they were members of was a "crucial partner" in efforts to get aid to the enclave by sea.

In a decisive move amid Bulgaria's political turmoil, President Rumen Radev has bestowed the mandate to form an interim government upon Dimitar Glavchev, Chairman of the Audit Chamber. This marks the fourth such mandate issued by Radev in just two weeks, underscoring the urgency of the situation.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday launched the government's campaign ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, aligning his conservative administration with the principles of safety and stability. 

As the dust settled after Parliament's rejection of the confidence motion against the government on Thursday night, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has linked the upcoming European elections to Greece's political stability upon which country's forward course hinges.

A brewing scandal has gripped European politics as reports surface of Russia's alleged payment to high-ranking Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in a bid to sway the upcoming European elections scheduled for June. According to Politico, the revelations come amidst growing concerns over foreign interference in democratic processes within the European Union.

Μain opposition SYRIZA announced on Friday the first batch of candidates who will compete in the preliminaries on April 14, with the aim of representing the leftist party in the upcoming European Parliament elections in June.

Ambassadors from European Union countries reached a deal on Wednesday to extend tariff-free food imports from Ukraine, with a "balanced approach between support for Ukraine and protection of EU agricultural markets", the Belgian EU presidency said.