Stepped-up police presence in front of building of Council of Ministers in Bulgarian capital
Sofia. There is stepped-up police presence in front of the building of the Council of Ministers in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, FOCUS News Agency reported.

Pensions can be indexed by 2.5% according to Swiss rule, says Bulgarian finance minister
Sofia. Pensions in Bulgaria can be indexed by 2.5% according to the Swiss rule, Bulgarian Finance Minister Petar Chobanov said, cited by FOCUS News Agency.

eKathimerini: Police in Thessaly bust internatinal drug ring
Athens. Police in Thessaly, central Greece, on Wednesday issued a statement regarding a crackdown on an international criminal ring which allegedly imported drugs from Albania, Turkey and Bulgaria and subsequently distributed the substances throughout Greece, eKathimerini reported.