Disaster preparedness

The spokesman also said that Britain would keep reaching out to its counterparts in the European Union in search of an exit deal, and that the government hoped the bloc changed its position on the so-called Irish backstop, Reuters reports.

More than £ 2 billion will be set aside by the UK government in order for the country to prepare for it's exit from the European Union, Finance Minister Sajid Javid said, specifying that these funds will be used to recruit new border guards, secure drug supplies and launch an information campaign .

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today that Britain would leave the European Union at any cost on October 31, Reuters and TASS reported, quoted by BTA.
    "The Prime Minister has made it clear that the UK will in any case leave the EU on October 31st," Johnson's office said.

He specified that if this is not the case, UK will exit EU without an agreement, Johnson's spokesperson stated.
"Prime Minister is willing to sit down and negotiate, as soon as their position changes", his spokesperson said, Reuters reports.

The new British prime minister, Boris Johnson, said in his first speech in Parliament that Brexit would turn Britain into the greatest place in the world, BTA reported.
He also said that London will not nominate a candidate for EU commissioner to the new EC staff.

Former London Mayor and engineer of Brocott Boris Johnson was announced today as the next UK prime minister and new Conservative Party leader.

He won in-house elections among 160,000 members of the Tories with 92,153 votes. 

Johnson (55) will officially take over the post of prime minister tomorrow.

Challenges to the new prime minister

Air raid sirens are to sound on Monday morning as the Hellenic Air Force General Staff (GEA) conducts a test. 

The sirens are to sound between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon. 

The public is advised that the air-raid drill is simply a preparedness exercise and should not cause any alarm.

A new EU summit is planned on June 30th, reported NOVA TV. 

EU leaders meet today and tomorrow at a meeting in Brussels. They have to decide who will be the successor of Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission and who will head the European Central Bank, the European External Action Service and the European Council.

Bulgaria is represented by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, writes BNT.

Ten candidates will compete for Theresa May's place as leader of the British Conservative Party.