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Interior Minister Veselin Vuchkov (L) and the ministry's Chief Secretary Svetlozar Lazarov (C). Photo by BGNES
The fiscal gap in Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior is currently projected to reach BGN 170 M by end-2014, its new head Veselin Vuchkov said.
On the day his ministry is celebrating its 135th anniversary, Vuchkov voiced his hope that he could rely on support from lawmakers to rein in the deficit.
He insisted both reforms at the institution and change in the legislation regulating its activity are needed.
In Vuchkov's words, the former General Directorate Combating Organized Crime (or GDBOP, dissolved by the previous elected government) has to be restored at the Interior Ministry.
In May, the current Interior Ministry Act was passed after fierce debates by the previous Parliament dominated by MPs from the then-ruling socialist-liberal coalition.
The minister also asserted all political parties either taking part or supporting the government are unanimous that the cabinet should go on with building a wall along the entire border with Turkey to curb immigration, a proposal included in the coalition agreement signed Thursday.
Turkish authorities have launched a full-scale investigation after a shooting outside a building hosting the Israeli consulate in Istanbul left two attackers dead, one wounded, and several police officers injured
The leadership of “We Continue the Change” (PP), including Asen Vassilev and deputy chairman Nikolai Denkov, met with Bulgarian emigrants in Istanbul, alongside PP-DB list leaders from Shumen and Kardzhali
NATO is strengthening air defenses in southern Turkey with the deployment of a new Patriot missile system to Incirlik Air Base, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry.
NATO is weighing options to expand its missile defense footprint in Turkey amid concerns over potential threats from neighboring Iran, according to information cited by Bloomberg from sources familiar with the talks
Turkish air defenses shot down a third missile targeting Incirlik Air Base, near Adana, reportedly fired from Iran, according to Cumhuriyet
Air raid sirens were heard early Friday morning at Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, a strategic NATO facility hosting U.S. troops near the city of Adana.
GERB leader Boyko Borissov reacted to the fall of the Zhelyazkov government during a live broadcast on his official Facebook page, following the mass protests across the country.
The government is making a second clumsy attempt to introduce the state budget.
People with disabilities in Bulgaria face the most severe difficulties in the entire European Union, alongside Greece
The current patient fee for a medical consultation has lost its purpose and no longer serves its intended functions, according to Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) chairman Dr.
Brussels has unofficially warned Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova that the country’s euro adoption process could be suspended, according to BGNES, citing Nova TV.
"Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized.
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