Attempts at cyberattacks against the websites of state institutions are constantly being registered because of the upcoming elections for European and national parliament, caretaker Minister of e-Government Valentin Mundrov said in an interview with Nova TV. The attacks are sponsored by foreign countries, he added. “The Ministry of e-Government, along with other institutions, are handling the situation,” Minister Mundrov said further.
Valentin Mundrov stated no problems with machine voting were expected during the upcoming elections for European and national parliament, and added that the procedure of registration of the conformity of the machines starts today, and will be monitored by experts from the State Agency for National Security.
More than 11,600 voting machines will be used in the 9 June elections. There will also be video surveillance during ballot counting which can be watched online.
On Saturday , the lowest temperatures will be between 7 and 12°C; in Sofia - around 8°. In the morning hours visibility will be reduced in the plains. Before noon, precipitation will temporarily stop. In the second half of the day,..
The National Assembly adopted today, at first and second reading, legislative amendments that expand the powers of the special manager of the Lukoil refinery. The texts were adopted with the votes of the parliamentary majority formations GERB-SDS,..
Sales of starter sets with euro coins with the Bulgarian national side will begin on December 1, 2025 , the BNB announced. They will be in circulation from January 1, 2026. The BNB and Bulgarian Posts will sell starter sets only to individuals;..
Birth rate in Bulgaria has decreased by 33% over the past three decades. In 1994, 79,442 live births were registered in the country, while in 2024 the..
The police have neutralized an organized crime group that transported migrants from Burgas through Sofia to the Serbian border, Sofia..
Research ship "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" has departed from Varna after a solemn ceremony. In its fourth voyage to Antarctica the ship..
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