Bliznashki Government

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has praised the caretaker government for successfully organizing a smooth transition to a new Cabinet.

Plevneliev presented Monday an evaluation of the term in office of the caretaker government.

Nikolina Angelkova becomes a Minister of Tourism.

The Tourism ministry resulted from the split of the "mega" ministry of energy, economy and tourism in the several previous governments.

Angelkova was Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications in the caretaker government.

Angelkova was born on November 30, 1979 - one of the youngest ministers.

Caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki and other ministers in his cabinet are to be questioned by lawmakers for the first time since assuming office on August 6.

Bliznashki and his colleagues are to cast more light on certain issues related to the government's general policies.

Bulgaria's security services have not provided any information about citizens of the country fighting on the side of Islamic State (IS), caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki said Monday.

Bliznashki, however, asserted he needed "data from the Defense Minister" to state a clear position on that matter.

The efforts of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry have been aimed at countering human trafficking since the beginning of August, according to caretaker Interior Minister Yordan Bakalov.

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Caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki has insisted that Bulgaria's caretaker government is about to complete a successful term in office.

Georgi Bliznashki, caretaker Prime Minister, has expressed hopes that Bulgaria will have a new government within 10 days.

Bliznashki spoke to journalists in Parliament during Friday's inaugural session of the 43rd National Assembly.