I will accept mandate, present cabinet, and then return it: Bulgaria’s CEDB leader
Sofia. “Tomorrow I will accept the mandate [for formation of a new Bulgarian government] and right there I will present the cabinet and then return the mandate in order to save time – around half an hour, until the mandate is given to the next political power,” said Boyko Borisov, leader of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) – the party, which won the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, speaking with journalists at the parliament, FOCUS News Agency reporter informed.

It is concerning that nationalists in Bulgaria dare insulting foreign ambassadors: Elmar Brok
Sofia. “I would like to congratulate you for the strong results at the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria. For the first time in the Bulgarian history a former ruling party wins the elections for a second time,” said Elmar Brok, Chairperson of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and with the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats), in a phone conversation with Boyko Borisov, Chairperson of the parliamentary group of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) and former prime min

EU and IMF urge Greece to step to tax inspections
Athens. Greece’s creditors say that Athens needs to conduct more inspections on high-income self-employed groups (mainly doctors and lawyers), to strengthen the unit that monitors wealthy taxpayers and put into immediate operation an automatic system for debtor notification, Greek eKathimerini writes.