Bulgaria

ABV To Support GERB-RB Governance Programme, Gets Deputy PM Post

ABV, the leftist party of former President Georgi Parvanov will support the governance programme of GERB and the Reformist Bloc (RB), said deputy ABV leader Ivaylo Kalfin at a news conference.

According to Paranov, Kalfin would get a post as deputy Prime Minister and minister of social policy in the new government of Bulgaria.

Bulgaria’s Ministries of Agriculture, Transport, Regional Development, Need Extra Money

Bulgaria's ministries of agriculture, regional development and transport have reported shortfalls which are expected to be covered by the budget update.

A total of BGN 92 M is necessary for the payment of subsidies to farmers and for the co-financing of EU projects for the development of rural areas.

GERB, RB, PF Agree On Governance Programme

Centre-right parties GERB, Reformist Bloc (RB) and the nationalist coalition Patriotic Front (PF) agreed on a common governance programme, after nearly eight hours of negotiations, reports the BNT public broadcaster.

The left-wing party of President of Bulgaria (2002-2012) Georgi Parvanov would likely support GERB's government as well.

Police Seize 40kg of Heroin worth BGN 4 M in Plovdiv

40kg of heroin have been seized in Plovdiv in an operation of Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (DANS) and the Interior Ministry.

The authorities found 78 packs of heroin weighing 40kg in a car driven by a Turkish national.

The man was arrested for a period of up to 24 hours, according to reports of DANS.

UNICEF: Bulgaria Has Highest Child Poverty Rate in Europe

Bulgaria has the highest child poverty rate in Europe, according to Tanya Radocaj, UNICEF Representative for Bulgaria.

Speaking Wednesday in Veliko Tarnovo at a forum devoted to the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, she said that the biggest challenge for Bulgaria was child poverty.

Bulgarian President Hands Gov't Mandate to GERB

President Rosen Plevneliev has given Bulgaria's biggest party GERB a mandate to form a government.

GERB leader Boyko Borisov was handed the mandate after he and three other representatives of the party carried out consultations with the head of state.

Borisov announced he will either have a cabinet ready or return the mandate within 24 hours.

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