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President Radev convenes Consultative Council on National Security over pandemic and migrants

President Rumen Radev
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President Rumen Radev is convening the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) today to discuss the financial measures necessary for thwarting a potential health, social and economic crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. The second item on the agenda is the measures to counter the increased migration pressure along the country’s border with Turkey.

By law the CCNS is attended by the National Assembly president, the prime minister, the ministers of defence, of the interior and of foreign affairs, of finance, the heads of special services, the chief of defence and one representative of each parliamentary group.



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