Bulgaria's parliament approves cabinet changes

25/04/2008

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Parliament approved personnel and structural changes in Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev's cabinet Thursday (April 24th) meant to curb corruption. The government grows by one post -- Meglena Plugchieva of the ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party becomes deputy prime minister responsible for EU funding -- while four ministries change hands. Mihail Mikov is the new interior minister, Evgeni Zhelev is health care minister, Nikolay Tsonev is defence minister and Valeri Tsvetanov is agriculture minister. (Trud, 24 Chasa, Sega - 25/04/08; BTA, BNR, bTV, News.bg - 24/04/08)