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Bulgaria's Ministers to Approve New Energy Watchdog Head

The Bulgarian energy regulator DKEVR is to have a new Chair on Wednesday as the Council of Ministers is expected to approve a new head at its regular session.

Svetla Todorova, a former State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) member, is tipped to assume the office, daily Sega reports.

Clashes Erupt in Bulgarian Stara Zagora Over Illegal Houses Demolition

Clashes broke out between the Gendarmerie and the inhabitants of the Roma neighborhood in Bulgaria's city of Stara Zagora, Monday morning.

A total of 55 illegally built houses are being demolished in Lozenets district. By order of the Mayor Zhivko Todorov, their forced removal began at 7:30 am Monday, Nova TV reports.

Bulgaria's Healthcare Money to Run Out September- Medical Union

Bulgarian healthcare faces shortage of funding from September, Tsvetan Raychinov, head of the Bulgarian Medical Association, has warned.

He told the Bulgarian National Radio that the sector is heading for a dire financial situation unless the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) is revised.

Ex Interior Minister Faces 5-Year Jail Term over Embezzlement

The prosecuting authority has requested a penalty of 5 years of imprisonment for former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov in an embezzlement trial.

The fast-track trial against Tsvetanov, currently Deputy Chair of center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), was launched on March 26.

Daughter of Alleged Usurer in Bulgaria's Pomorie Feared Abducted

The young daughter of a Pomorie-based Bulgarian businessman, Veselin Todorov, has gone missing and is feared to have been abducted.

Alexandra, a third-grader at the Ivan Vazov elementary school, did not return home after classes on Thursday, according to reports of the Interior Ministry.

Digital TV Coverage Has Reached 96% of Bulgarians - Min

Digital tv signal coverage has been provided to 96% of Bulgaria's population, Deputy Transport Minister Georgi Todorov claimed Friday.

Still, there are viewers living in remote areas of Bulgaria unable to watch public broadcasts, because DTT coverage does not reach them due to difficult terrain, Todorov said, cited by Bulgarian News Agency.

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