Bulgaria's Chief of Defense Steps Down over President-Elect
Chief of Defense Gen Constantin Popov is resigning, Focus News Agency reports.
Chief of Defense Gen Constantin Popov is resigning, Focus News Agency reports.
"It is up to the interim government to propose an EU Commissioner," Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has said he has a strong preference for giving the Reformist Bloc coalition a mandate to form a government.
A sixth of migrants examined in the center of Harmanli, southern Bulgaria, have got scabies, authorities say.
Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has returned the mandate to form a government on Friday after receiving it from President Rosen Plevneliev.
External pressure is probably being applied on Bulgaria to avoid the formation of a nationalist-led cabinet, Patriotic Front co-leader Krasimir Karakachanov has said.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will begin the last-ditch effort to secure a new government on Friday to avoid a new early election.
The damages incurred by the riots in the Harmanli reception center last week amount to some BGN 100 000, public broadcaster BNR says, citing local officials.
A Code Yellow alert has been issued across Bulgaria for Friday, with heavy winds expected in all of the country's 28 regions.
A mother tells her son when he comes home in the morning:
"I promise that, when I become Prime Minister again, I will order a Lada Niva from Russia that will be armored and will always use it.
The pattern of recent Islamic State (IS) terror attacks in Europe suggests the group has adopted new tactics to attack the West while losing ground in the Middle East, Europol has said.
French President François Hollande announced on Thursday he would not look for another term of office.
In October and November, protests were held in the village of Boyanovo and the nearby town of Yambol, with locals venting their anger over the construction of a migrant camp for three thousand people.
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