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Two new Bills – on the National Security Service and the National Intelligence Service (NSO and NRS), will be proposed by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
If the new president approves them, they will be submitted to a vote by the Parliament, Borisov told reporters in Burgas.
The PM was in the Black Sea city Wednesday to inspect and officially open the renovated building of the city's theater.
The Bills have been discussed for a while now, but no definite step in this direction had been undertaken.
Two years ago, Borisov declared he supported removing NSO and NRS from the authority of the President, but added he wasn't going to initiate legislative changes until now-outgoing President, Georgi Parvanov, is on office.
He based his decision on the grounds he did not want to take away any of Parvanov's powers. After President-elect, Rosen Plevneliev, who ran on the ticket of Borisov's ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, is inaugurated on January 20, it is expected that the move will go without hurdles.
Borisov declined offering more details Wednesday.
In an interview one day earlier, he said that the concept will be presented to Plevneliev and if the latter deems that transferring NSO and NRS to the executive power would not take away much of his authorities, the Bills will be voted in the Parliament.
According to media publications, the current intelligence head, Kircho Kirov, will be offered a diplomatic post abroad while he will be replaced by his now deputy, Zvezdomir Penkov.
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.
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