Government of Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said he was surprised at the February 4 announcement by President Rumen Radev, in which he stated he was withdrawing his trust in the government.

PM Boyko Borissov: "How can he withdraw something that isn't there?"

Bulgaria's President, Rumen Radev, on Wednesday condemned prosecution claims that he may have committed a crime related to conflicts of interest, accusing it devaluing important legal concepts and of "sensationalism".

It comes after the state prosecution led by Ivan Geshev on January 28 said it had evidence that a crime may have occurred. 

From January 21 to 23, President Rumen Radev will visit Israel. The visit of the Bulgarian head of state is at the invitation of his Israeli counterpart, President Reuven Rivlin, to mark the 75th anniversary of the release of Auschwitz prisoners and the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

A new series of consultations with the President. The occasion - changes in the Constitution.

Rumen Radev will speak with representatives of the Supreme Bar Council. According to the president, there is a need for changes in the judicial system.

The fires are extinguished with resignations, money distribution and postponement, but such methods exhaust their effectiveness and do not solve problems, said the head of state in Belovo.

Today, the name of the new minister who will take over the Ministry of Environment and Water will become clear. The decision for the new minister is expected to be taken at a meeting of the Coalition Council between GERB and the United Patriots.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has accepted the resignation of the Minister of Environment and Water Neno Dimov. It was deposited in the Prime Minister's office, the Council of Ministers reported.

The New Year's season fills all Bulgarians with hopes of health, a better future and confidence that there is a place for everyone in society - for the old and the lonely, for the thousands facing penury, and most of all for the children, said President Rumen Radev in his New Year's address to the Bulgarian nation.

Bulgarian tourism continued its sustainable development in 2019 despite the difficulties, strong international competition and the bankruptcy of the Thomas Cook tour operator, Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova said at a meeting of the Council of Ministers today, the press office of her ministry said.

130,000 Bulgarians have been granted a settled status in the UK, which is 90% of the total Bulgarians in the UK, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva at the start of today's sitting of the Council of Ministers.