Ivaylo Moskovski

Qatari Prime Minister Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti has been received by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and counterpart Ivaylo Moskovski, the government's press office has said.

Al-Sulaiti is in Sofia with a business delegation at the invitation of Moskovski.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Sunday vowed zero tolerance to corruption among officials from GERB party, the dominant partner in the government coalition.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will convene the consultative council for national security on Thursday.

Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has refused to resign amid calls from a party of junior government ally Reformist Bloc that follow a corruption scandal in the road transport agency.

Moskovski has made clear he is ready to step down at the moment the Prime Minister asks him to do so.

Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has ordered the interim chairperson of the Road Transport Inspection executive agency (DAI) Krasimir Kalaydzhiev to dismiss the director of the agency's general directorate Road Transport Inspection Vladimir Kolev.

Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), one of the parties constituting the junior coalition partner, the Reformist Bloc (RB), demanded the resignation of Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski on Monday.

DSB demanded the resignation of Moskovski due to the recent corruption scandal involving the chairperson of the Road Transport Administration (DAI) executive agency Tsvetelin Tsvetanov.

Bulgaria is to make structural changes to its road transport agency after the revelation of possible woringdoing in the issuence of driving licenses and certificates to road transportant company, Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has said.

Bulgaria's Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has proposed to dismiss Tsvetelin Tsvetanov, head of the Road Transport Administration Executive Agency, who was arrested earlier this week over suspected wrongdoing in licensing procedures at the agency.

Tzvetanov's deputy, Krasimir Kalaidjiev, has been proposed to serve as interim execitive director of the government agency.

Bulgaria's government decided on Wednesday to award the concession of the airport in Plovdiv, the country's second largest city, officials say.

At a ministerial meeting, a previous announcement by Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski was confirmed that envisages the opening of a procedure to grant a 35-year concession (the maximum initial length under Bulgarian law) on the airport.

Bulgaria's government will discuss on Wednesday the process of granting concession on the airport in Plovdiv, the country's second largest city, Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has said.