Government of Bulgaria

The restored Ancient Roman complex of Serdica, located in the centre of Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, was officially opened on Wednesday.

First visitors to the historic site were Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the Ministers of Culture and Regional Development, Vezhdi Rashidov and Lilyana Pavlova, as well as other members of the cabinet and state officials.

Bulgaria's Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski presented investment opportunities in the country to potential investors from the City of London as part of a visit to the UK, the ministry said on Monday. 

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Sunday vowed zero tolerance to corruption among officials from GERB party, the dominant partner in the government coalition.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will convene the consultative council for national security on Thursday.

A meeting of Bulgaria's national council for trilateral cooperation is scheduled to take place in the building of the Council of Ministers on Monday.

The draft amendment to the Interior Ministry Act will be among the topics discussed by the council, which brings together representatives of the government, trade unions and employers' organisations,

EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova, will visit Bulgaria on Friday to discuss priorities in the area of justice reform, consumer policy, gender equality and Roma inclusion.

Jourova will meet Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the ministers of justice(Ekaterina Zaharieva), labour (Ivaylo Kalfin) and education (Meglena Kuneva), the European Commission said in a statement on Thursday.

A Bulgarian Deputy Education Minister deposited his resignation on Monday, a week after a reshuffle at the ministry which had left him unaffected.

The Bulgarian government has said it is starting checks of driving licenses that could be "subject to manipulation".

Measures related to "fake examination protocols" have been discussed by officials at a Friday meeting to root out practices that call into question the proper issuance of a number of licenses in Bulgaria.

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Bulgarian government adopted a set of rules aimed at improving the application of the Public Procurement Act.

These measures are taken to avoid cases in which politicians have to halt public tenders due to suspicions for the lack of transparency and irregularities in the selection process.

The incumbent Bulgarian government might become subject to a second vote of no confidence after having survived its first censure motion earlier this year.

The second largest opposition party, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), is considering to initiate ? vote of no confidence for the failure of the government in its foreign policy.