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.
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Bulgaria has asked to withdraw its request to the European Commission for the second payment under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Commission confirmed to BNR. The request was submitted yesterday following coordination with the..
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In an interview with public service TV BNT, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, who is on a working visit to Bulgaria, stated that Ukraine and the..
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