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In a bid to reclaim public spaces and safeguard environmental integrity, Bulgarian authorities are set to embark on a rigorous enforcement drive targeting illegally located caravans and campers along the picturesque beaches of the Southern Black Sea coast.

To curb the burgeoning issue of unregulated camping along the Southern Black Sea coast, inspections are set to commence from April onwards. The decision comes following a meeting convened by the regional governor of Burgas, involving mayors from Black Sea municipalities and representatives from state institutions.

The photographer Ivan Yanev captured the moment how a boy saves his dog from the water element, which took the lives of four people in Tsarevo.

Yanev published the photos on Facebook with the text: "One picture, few words...".

The "Bulgarian Rise" party of the former caretaker Prime Minister and Defense Minister Stefan Yanev was officially established in the capital, and the Initiative Committee met today.

The National Assembly dismissed Stefan Yanev as Minister of Defense and elected Dragomir Zakov as his successor. The proposal was adopted by 184 votes to 0, with 33 abstentions.

After taking office, the new defense minister was sworn in before lawmakers.

At an extraordinary sitting of the Council of Ministers, the government will discuss the resignation of Defense Minister Stefan Yanev and it will be voted on at an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly. This was announced by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov in an extraordinary statement at the Council of Ministers.

"Don't expect me to resign in this geopolitical situation. My responsibilities as Minister of Defense do not suggest that." This was stated in his Facebook account by the Minister of Defense Stefan Yanev in a post late tonight.

"We should not be in a hurry to label whether the military operation is limited or the situation in Ukraine is a war", Defense Minister Stefan Yanev told bTV.

He added that today will be dedicated to a number of additional events and meetings, including an extraordinary meeting with President Rumen Radev.

Between 700 and 1,000 troops will be included in the future NATO battle group in Bulgaria, Defense Minister Stefan Yanev said in Brussels. He took part in a two-day meeting with his counterparts in the Pact. Minister Yanev added that between 70 and 80 percent of the members of the group will be Bulgarians and the command will be Bulgarian:

President Rumen Radev will convene the National Security Advisory Council. It will take place on Tuesday, February 15, at 2 p.m. Bulgarian time.

The topic will be "Risks and threats to the national security of the Republic of Bulgaria. State of the Armed Forces. Necessary measures," the presidency said.