Nikolay Denkov

Students in 7, 8 and 10 grades who were studying remotely from April 26return to classes today.

BGN 70 million will be lost and 4 months will be the delay of the Operational Program "Science and Education" in its part for construction of top scientific centers - the Minister of Education Krasimir Valchev summarized the problems in the program. He gave a report to parliament in front of two committees - EU funds and education and science, BNT reported.

Education and Science Minister Nikolay Denkov on Monday unveiled an interdepatmental Plan for Agression Prevention and Better Security at the education institutions.

Denkov said ''We can expect that school aggression will end when becomes a fact in society. This, however, will not take place very soon, so we must take measures.''

 Minister of Education and Science Nikolay Denkov will present today the long-awaited draft amendment to the Law for Development of academic staff, according to BNR.

 The text will be published on the website of the Ministry and there will be provided a special chapter concerning plagiasm in Bulgaria.

Caretaker Minister of Education and Science Nikolay Denkov is going to visit Brussels on Tuesday over problems surrounding EU funding for education and science, announced from BNR.

Denkov is scheduled to meet with Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation.

The European Commission has neither confirmed nor denied information from Bulgarian officials about a pending freeze of payments under a science and education program.

Bulgaria's Education Ministry has said the country will certainly be imposed a "financial correction" by the European Commission over the way Operational Program Science and Education for Smart Growth (SESG) has been managed so far.

Sofia officials will hold talks with Commission representatives to determine the amount of money Bulgaria will have to lose.

Operational Programme Science and Education for Intellectual Growth may be halted and intermediate payments have been frozen temporarily.

This became clear after an inspection of the programme by the European Commission in October 2016 which discovered several irregularities in its management.

Radi Naydenov, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Germany, is the most likely designate to become caretaker Foreign Minister, recent media reports have suggested.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has appointed Prof. Ivan Dimov as Deputy Education Minister, the government's press service informed on Friday.

Prof. Dimov holds a doctorate in technical sciences and is specialist in devising mathematical models in the field of ecology and financial mathematics.