Bulgaria's Borissov Calls for Suspension of Media Grants Amid Budget Controversy
Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, escalated his criticism of Bulgarian media outlets receiving grants today, calling for the suspension of such funding
Bulgaria's Interior Minister and Deputy PM Tsvetan Tsvetanov has been appointed the head of the campaign headquarters of the ruling center-right party GERB for the presidential and local elections in October 2011.
Tsvetanov, who is the second most important man in the Borisov Cabinet and the GERB party, was selected to head the election efforts by GERB's Executive Commission Tuesday night.
Tsvetanov's appointment is taken to mean that he will not be GERB's candidate for president of Bulgaria in the upcoming elections.
GERB's administrative secretary Tsvetomir Paunov was selected as Tsvetanov's deputy together with MP Iskra Fidosova, a former notary public, who will be in charge of legal issues.
The GERB party is expected to present its entire election headquarters staff at a news conference on Sunday; it will also present its criteria for selecting its candidates for the local elections.
Citing unnamed sources, the Bulgarian daily "Trud" said that Tsvetanov himself expressed reservations about his appointment since in the recent months he was discredited by leaked tapes of senior officials' phone conversations, or Tapegate, and claims that he acquired illegally apartments in Sofia.
What is more, he was concerned that he might be attacked by the opposition that as an Interior Minister he will employ all resources of the police to crush his party's opponents.
Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds, as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova.
The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva, reflecting a 15.
Every 20 minutes, fire alerts are received from across Bulgaria.
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