Borissov's government

If former Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov's GERB party returns to power, it will restore friendship with North Macedonia based on the 2017 landmark friendship treaty between the two countries, and support its EU accession, Borrisov told the Bulgarian media on Tuesday.

Radan Kanev, MEP from "Democratic Bulgaria":

SOFIA: Bulgaria's parliament voted on Friday to bar the government from signing bilateral agreements with other European Union countries on readmitting migrants who arrived in Europe via the Black Sea state.

The national assembly took the step after Prime Minister Boyko Borissov asked parliamentary groups to adopt a joint decision on curbing migration.

A new party called "Yes, Bulgaria!", led by former Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov, has vowed to restore the rule of law, hasten national development and fight corruption and poverty.

A total of 1,250 delegates registered as founding members on Saturday and elected Ivanov as president of the party, which will run in the next parliamentary elections.

The Vice-President of the Bulgarian parliament, Dimitar Glavchev, cancelled the parliamentary session on Friday, after a row erupted between members of the ruling party, Boyko Borissov's GERB, and the main opposition group, the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP.