Government of Bulgaria

The 2-day visit of EU Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cretu to Bulgaria, scheduled to take place on May 28-29, has been postponed to June.

A breakdown at Brussels Airport prevented Cretu from flying to Sofia on Thursday.

The Bulgarian government announced on Wednesday the establishment of a National council on anti-corruption policies with advisory, coordinating and control functions to the Ministerial Council.

The council will be responsible for the development and implementation of policies on preventing and countering corruption, the government's press service informs.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili discussed bilateral cooperation in Riga during the Eastern Partnership Summit.

Bulgaria's Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski has presented investment opportunities in the country to Qatari counterpart Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani.

The two ministers discussed opportunities for expanding bilateral economic cooperation and increasing bilateral trade at a meeting on Monday, according to the press office of the Bulgarian government.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and a government delegation headed by him will pay an official visit to Qatar in the period May 16-18.

On Sunday Borisov will hold meetings with the Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior for the State of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani and Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and nine ministers will respond to questions of MPs at the regular parliamentary control on Friday.

Borisov will respond to two questions, the first one being on the promise of the government, stated in the programme declaration and the governance programme, for holding key social reforms.

The Bulgarian government stationed troops at the border with Macedonia, who have readiness to deal with an eventual migratory wave in case the situation in the neighbouring country worsens.

Bulgaria should become more open to tourists from South Korea who find the country interesting, President Rosen Plevneliev has said.

Bulgaria's head of state is on a visit to South Korea at the invitation of counterpart Park Geun-hye.

The Bulgarian government is to establish a national council on anti-corruption policies, which will be an inter-institutional body with consultative, coordinating and control functions.

The body will be established as part of the implementation of the new anti-corruption strategy, which was adopted in April.

By May 14, GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), the Reformist Bloc, the Patriotic Front and the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival should present the draft amendments to the Constitutions to all parliamentary groups, according to Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva.