The Central Election Commission (CEC) has registered 59 political parties and seven coalitions for entry in the October 27, 2019 local elections, CEC member and Spokesperson Alexander Andreev told journalists here on Thursday.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov pays a visit to Berlin Tuesday where he is a guest of honour at the Christian Social Union (CSU) session in the Bundestag. Borissov is visiting at the invitation of group leader Alexander Dobrindt.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Borissov, Dobrindt described the Bulgarian Prime Minister as "one of our closest friends in Europe" and praised Borissov and his government's achievements in the recent years, the information service of the Bulgarian government said in a press release Tuesday.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission, who arrived in Sofia Thursday afternoon, the Government Information Service said. The two made statements before their working meeting.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with visiting Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, the Bulgarian government press office reported on Tuesday. During the talks, Borissov said Jordan is an important partner to Bulgaria in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Kristiyan Boikov was 14 years old when his parents gave him his first computer as a gift. He was soon obsessed, teaching himself a variety of computer languages and then, like many of his friends, turning his focus to issues of network security. The world of cryptography held a special appeal, New York Times wrote in a big article devoted to the recent giant hack in Bulgaria.

Energy was the highlighted topic at the talks between Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev held on Monday within the framework of the First Caspian Economic Forum in Turkmenistan.

In the coming weeks, Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) lawmaker and Telegraph Media publisher Delyan Peevski and other MPs of the party are to unveil new initiatives to facilitate the country’s development, MRF legislator Yordan Tsonev recently told the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR). Tsonev stressed that the whole party was the driving force behind the programme, but added that Peevski was very active in its drafting.

Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borissov met United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Government Information Service said. “After we have boosted the relations between Bulgaria and UAE we have to keep this upward momentum and keep on developing this fruitful cooperation,” Borissov said.

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) plans to propose a BGN 0 subsidy for parties and introduction of the US funding model, MRF lawmaker and Telegraph Media publisher Delyan Peevski told reporters in the halls of the National Assembly. The decision is prompted by the proposal of GERB and the government to review the budget with a view to drastically cutting down the subsidy for political parties from BGN 11 to BGN 1, with the potential change to enter into force on 1 July.

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) considers the introduction of a draft bill aimed at reducing VAT on bread to 5%, said MP and publisher of Telegraph Media Delyan Peevski in the parliamentary lobby. Among the other ideas is the lower VAT on medicines and books as well as free kindergarten education.