Nikolay Nankov

Sofia. After the submission of the necessary documents in line with the coordination procedure for presidential decrees, the head of state has signed the decree for Ministry of Interior Secretary General Mladen Marinov to step down, the president's press office told Focus News Agency.

Bulgaria's ruling coalition was seriously shaken and came close to collapse following the resignation of three ministers as Valeri Simeonov, one of the leaders of the junior coalition partner, strongly objected to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's decision to order the ministers to step down, and threatened to quit.

After a coalition council meeting on Monday evening, the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria, NFSB, one of three minor nationalist parties in the ruling coalition in Bulgaria, said it will remain part of the administration led by the GERB party - for now.

The Minister of Transport Ivaylo Moskovski, the Minister of Regional Development Nikolay Nankov and the Interior Minister Valentin Radev have deposited their resignations. Nikolay Nankov said at a briefing in the Council of Ministers. In the words of Interior Minister Radev, they will thus bear the political responsibility for the tragic incident near Svoge.

Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Valentin Radev, the Transport Minister, Ivailo Moskovski, and the Regional Minister, Nikolay Nankov, all quit office on Friday after Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov, demanded their resignations.

A press release issued after an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers on Friday morning announced Borissov's intentions.

Lovech. The torrential rains over the past 2 months caused tens of millions of leva in damage to the roads, Regional Minister Nikolay Nankov told journalists, FOCUS News Agency reported. Initially, about BGN 500,000 was allocated for repairs and emergency reinforcement works, the minister said.

Over BGN 800 million revenue is expected to be generated anually by the new toll system in Bulgaria. This information is from a written response by the regional minister, Nikolay Nankov, following a question by the BSP MP - Georgi Gikov.

Sofia. In the coming years, North Bulgaria will be a priority, it is our focus during this term of office, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov said in an interview with bTV .

At the end of this week, a memorandum and agreement will be signed with four Chinese companies that have expressed interest in the tunnel under Shipka and not only, said Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov.
 
The small tunnel and the bridge facilities in September in Gabrovo will be launched ahead of schedule, Minister Nankov said.

Burgas is the best city to live in Bulgaria in 2017 according to Darik Radio and its listeners. The prize was presented by Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev.