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Tsakalotos and Stathakis to meet again with the lenders on Friday afternoon

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis’ meeting with the representatives of the institutions will continue on Friday at 16.30.

The negotiation debate continues at technical level, said a Finance Ministry source, adding that “we are very close” but the tabling of the draft law in the parliament is not expected to take place today on Friday.

Reforms Foresee Restructuring of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry

The reforms proposed by the Bulgarian government foresee the restructuring of the interior ministry.

This became clear in the explanations of Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova after her participation in a meeting of the parliamentary Internal Security and Public Order Committee on Tuesday.

Police Officers Block Traffic in Sofia to Protest Planned Pay Cuts

Police officers blocked traffic in the central part of Sofia on Tuesday to protest cuts in their remuneration packages planned in the 2016 budget draft.

The Finance Ministry is proposing to cut in half the sum paid upon retirement, decrease the extra remuneration allocated for each year in service and cut the period of annual paid leave.

Alt. FinMin gets sent envelope with a bullet and death threat

Alternate Finance Minister Tryfonas Alexiadis received an envelope containing a bullet and a threatening note on Monday. The letter arrived through the regular mail to his office, says the finance ministry’s announcement. The note was signed by a group called “Red Faction” and it includes threats against the life of the minister and his family.

FinMin: Debate on Increasing Bulgaria's Military Spending Is Forthcoming

Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said in parliament on Friday that a debate on increasing the country's military spending is forthcoming.

However Goranov expressed doubt whether Bulgaria will be able to fulfill the commitment to its NATO allies according to which the country has to increase its military spending to 2 % of its GDP.

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