Sofia

GERB are inclined to revise the controversial changes to the Electoral Code that have provoked public discontent, the leader of the dominant party in Bulgaria's governing coalition has said.

The management of the Sofia Urban Mobility Center, the municipal company operating the public transport in the Bulgarian capital, has submitted its resignation.

This was announced by the chairperson of Sofia municipal council Elen Gerdzhikov at an extraordinary press conference on Monday.

Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has called on the entire board of the Sofia Urban Mobility Center, a municipal company running public transport services and managing the use of parking spaces, to step down.

Lyubomir Hristov, the deputy mayor of the Bulgarian capital responsible for transport, has submitted his resignation to Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandakova.

Irina Kotseva, MP from the ruling GERB party, is also to submit her resignation, the chairperson of the party's parliamentary group Tsvetan Tsvetanov is quoted as saying by daily Sega.

Bulgaria's prosecuting authorities have brought criminal charges against the director of the state-run fund for medical treatment of children abroad and four of his subordinates over suspected fraud and abuse of office, bTV reported on Thursday.

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.

Three-quarters of people who graduated the Medical University of Sofia in 2015 seek to leave the country, a survey cited by private bTV station shows.

Low salaries are the reason most frequently pointed out, despite Sofia's place as the Bulgarian city with highest average monthly payment.

An exhibition of 25 art glass objects from the Czech Republic is to open its doors to the public in Sofia on April 21, Thursday.

No Limits, an event at the National Art Gallery in Bulgaria's Capital will also feature objects created by Glass students at the New Bulgarian University.

Former European Council President Herman Van Rompuy is this year's holder of the annual award for pro-European policy of Bulgarian TV station Evropa (Europe).

The Sofia metro is "an exemplary project" of transparent and effective use of EU structural funds, city mayor Yordanka Fandakova has said during visits to metro sites with Markku Markkula, President of the European Committee of the Regions.