Prime Ministers of Bulgaria

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.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Thursday said he had "forbidden" the issue of presidential elections until June.

The vote is due in the autumn. An open race for the office of the President, an office of predominantly ceremonial functions, is not expected to begin before the summer, but some parties are already putting forward candidates.

The director of Europol, Rob Wainwright, will discuss measures to tackle the present challenges to security and law enforcement with Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Sofia on Thursday.

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic is is set to visit Bulgaria on Wednesday and Thursday.

Grabar-Kitarovic is coming at the invitation of her Bulgarian counterpart, Rosen Plevneliev, the latter's press office has said.

Controversial lawmaker and alleged media mogul Delyan Peevski has said he is pulling out of the acquisition of Kanal 3, a cable broadcaster that had been linked to him for more than half a year.

Bulgaria's project for building a natural gas hub on its Black Sea coast is expected to be finalized in a month and a half, Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev has said.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has dismissed warnings from the US Department of State about a possible attack in the capital Sofia.

"The information... does not match reality," he has made clear, adding there is no danger to either "residents or guests of Sofia."

Bulgarian MPs dissolved on Wednesday the controversial ad hoc committee of inquiry on all facts and circumstances related to the alleged interference of Russia and Turkey in Bulgaria's internal affairs.

Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin said on Monday he would tell Pope Francis about the Bulgarian Catholic community's wish that he pays a visit to the country.

Parolin, however, made clear his own trip to Bulgaria did not necessarily mean the Pope was intending on the same step in the near future.

Controversial MP and media mogul Delyan Peevski said in a statement released to the media on Monday that he will give up doing any future business in Bulgaria.

In the statement, Peevski also notes that he will withdraw from acquiring the assets of the bankrupt fertliser plant Chimco in the town of Vratsa.