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The Bulgarian government has decided to allocate more than BGN 3.5 M to the Interior Ministry.

This was announced by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Plovdiv, daily Sega reports.

The resources will be distributed between the 32 structures of the ministry across the country.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevenliev and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov expressed condolences to their Romanian and Russian counterparts over the two recent tragic events, which befell the citizens of the two countries.

An explosion and fire engulfed a nightclub in the Romanian capital of Bucharest on Friday, which left 27 people dead and hundreds injured.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has dismissed Deputy Energy Minister Anton Pavlov, the government's press office has said.

In a statement to the media, no reason has been cited for the move.

Conservative GERB party of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has mustered around 34.5% of the vote nationally, in the national election held on Sunday, a Gallup exit poll shows.

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the main opposition force, comes second with 17.2% of ballots, followed by the liberal Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party, at 14.6%

Bulgaria invested much in fulfilling the demands of Western Europe, PM Boyko Borisov said on Sunday.

Electoral officials in Bulgaria are to make themselves familiar with TV footage that shows Prime Minister Boyko Borisov disclosing the name of the Sofia Mayor candidate he voted for

On Sunday, as Bulgarians are heading to the polls in local elections and a referendum on e-voting, Borisov told media outlets in the morning, minutes before having cast a ballot, whom he had voted for.

Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia will be ready to close their borders to migrants if Germany and Austria do the same, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko said on Saturday.

PM Aleksandar Vucic will visit Bulgaria on Saturday for a trilateral meeting with Bulgarian and Romanian counterparts Boyko Borisov and Victor Ponta.

Nobody has been injured after an explosion of a major pipeline near the village of Nedan just a few km from Pavlikeni in north central Bulgaria, officials say.

Local authorities report it is not known what caused the blast.

Following the explosion, a fire broke out near the pipeline that is now being extinguished.

Bulgaria and the European Anti Fraud Office (OLAF) will deepen their cooperation in countering corruption and fraud.

This was agreed at a meeting between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and OLAF Director-General Giovanni Kessler in Sofia on Monday.