Government of Bulgaria

For the third consecutive year the catastrophic collapse of the patronage in Bulgaria continued and in 2018 only 13,380 leva were donated in support of culture and artists, and by three individuals. This is the report of the Minister of Culture Boil Banov to the Council of Ministers.

140 senior officials, including deputies, ministers, deputy ministers, mayors, agency heads, agents of DANS (State Agency for National Security), police officers, tax and customs officers, are being investigated for corruption in Bulgaria.

The cases against 101 of them are at pre-trial stage, and there is an indictment filed in court against 39 of them.

A Project on the Annual Report on the State of National Security of the Republic of Bulgaria in 2018 was discussed, reported NOVA TV.

President Rumen Radev convenes for a round table on the upcoming election of a new Chief Prosecutor.

The head of state will listen to the positions of the non-governmental sector and the professional organizations of Bulgarian lawyers in relation to the selection criteria and the powers of the future prosecutor number one.

The third edition of the Asian Festival will be held on Saturday, June 15th, 2019, from 10am - 8pm, in Borisova Garden, Sofia.

Negotiations with US on fighters will continue as the initially proposed higher amount of money can be reduced. This was said by the Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov during parliamentary scrutiny.

,, We are introducing a law on party subsidy of BGN 1 per vote'', Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told reporters after a meeting with GERB Group in the National Assembly.

From 6 to 8 June, President Rumen Radev will be visiting the Russian Federation for the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

In his address President Radev outlines the ethnic tolerance that lies in the core of Bulgarian culture which demonstrates mutual understanding and respect among people of different religions, reports BNT. 

Rumen Radev - President of Republic of Bulgaria: "I believe that celebrating Ramadan Bayram will again show the unifiing power of our society as a whole."

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov accepted the film actor and director Sylvester Stallone in the Council of Ministers. Their encounter began with a warm embrace.

Borisov thanked him for the good words for Bulgaria. We recall that the star praises Bulgaria for the quality and speed of the internet.