Bulgaria's Council

During their first cabinet meeting, the caretaker ministers of Bulgaria have agreed on a new structure of the government and have been assigned several tasks.

There will be four Deputy Prime Ministers in the interim government, the same number as in the previous cabinet, according to the list of decisions sent by the government's press office.

Bulgaria's government has approved a draft Accountancy Act envisaging anti-red tape provisions.

The bill complies with the EU Directive on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, according to a media statement of Bulgaria's Council of Ministers.

The government has adopted a draft agreement between Bulgaria and the US on exchange of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data.

The agreement is to be signed and subsequently ratified, according to the press office of Bulgaria's Council of Ministers.