Boyko Borissov

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov spoke by telephone with EP President Antonio Tajani concerning the Mobility Package. He insisted that the voting be left to the next European Parliament, the government press office said on 11th of January, reports BNT.

President Rumen Radev retains a positive balance in his personal rating, but for the period from September to December lost 5 points of approval and for the first time the positive ratings for his activity have dropped below 50% - currently at 47%, reported the Bulgarian National Radio. 

According to a survey by Alpha Research polling agency, at the end of December 48% of the Bulgarians said they would vote in the European elections. Every second from the rest will either not vote or has not yet decided how to proceed. The survey was conducted from 14 to 19 December among a nationally representative sample of 1,027 adult Bulgarians, reports BNT. 

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov convened a meeting of the the management of the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) and the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works to report on the issue of vignettes and toll system on 9th of January in the Council of Ministers, reported the Bulgarian National Television.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov summoned this morning the leadership of the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) and the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works to report on the situation concerning vignettes and the toll system, the government press office said.

No vignette sticker will be required for travelling on the Northern Speed Tangent in Sofia, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

At the first sitting of the cabinet for 2019, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov reminded the cabinet ministers of the plan to cut staff in the administration which should be carried through, reported the Bulgarian National Radio.

Today is the 15th anniversary of the attack on the Bulgarian military base in Karbala in which 5 servicemen were killed and 27 others were injured. "Let us honour their memory. Their names will be remembered as heroes in the contemporary history of the Bulgarian army," Prime Minister Boyko Borissov wrote on Facebook.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will visit Belgrade to participate in a Quadrilateral Summit between Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia, the government press office said.

Washington is upping the pressure on Bulgaria to secure the sale of F-16 fighter jets to the Balkan country over rival bids from Sweden and Italy.