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Bulgarian President to convene Consultative Council on National Security

President Rumen Radev
Photo: BTA

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has announced that he plans to convene the Consultative Council on National Security in the second half of April, in order to discuss issues related to the country's energy security.

The head of state pointed out that, according to him, the government owed Bulgarian people answers about the financing scheme of the deal over the ČEZ electricity distribution company, as well as about the way in which this deal received political support.


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