Ministry of Interior

Kosovo police prevented Kosovo Serbs from accessing their workplaces in front of the Mitrovica municipality building, which was forcefully closed on Friday, according to Tanjug. Kosovo Serbs gathered outside the building, seeking entry to their offices, but were blocked by police, who had arrived with jeeps.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s discussion with the mayors of areas impacted by the large wildfire in northeastern Attica was described by participants as “sincere” and “useful.” There were no significant tensions, even though not all the participating mayors are affiliated with the ruling New Democracy party.

Residents of northeastern Attica are living hours of agony as the fire that broke out at noon on Sunday (11/8) in Varnavas has reached uncontrollable proportions.

At least 94 people have lost their lives, and the number of affected individuals has exceeded 137,000 due to the floods that have struck Niger since June, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management of the Sahel state on Friday.

The Ministry of Interior will provide 11,250,000 euros to support the municipalities, the Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprises (DEYA) and the Water Supply and Sewerage Associations of the country, in order to implement immediate actions to tackle water scarc

Delyan Peevski, chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) parliamentary group, accused Bulgarian President Rumen Radev of attempting to split the DPS party and undermine the National Assembly. Peevski claimed that Radev is using his influence to orchestrate the removal of Parliament Speaker Raya Nazaryan.

The Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of National Economy and Finance jointly announced 10,000 new permanent appointments of all specialties at all levels of school education before the start of the 2024-2025 school year, in the context of upgrading the quality of public education and strengthening inclusive education.

Update: Following claims on social media about a new police car from the Ministry of the Interior being involved in an accident, initially posted on the Facebook group "Disasters in Sofia," we investigated the matter. The post included a photo of the vehicle and suggested it was the first incident with these new police cars.

Boyko Borissov, leader of the GERB party, announced plans to propose a minority government, emphasizing it would be solely GERB-controlled in response to their voters' preferences. Speaking at the parliament, Borissov dismissed any alliances with other parties, asserting they are unpopular among GERB supporters.

At 18:30, the Prime Minister's meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Interior