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Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Runners Brace for Ethics Hearing

The Ethics Commission for Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council will hold a hearing Monday of the three candidates for the country's next Chief Prosecutor.

Politics » Domestic | December 10, 2012, Monday // 08:40 | Viewed: 1067

Bulgaria PM Borisov Abhors 'Scary' Socialist Stanishev Clan

Socialist former Bulgarian PM Sergey Stanishev and his ancestors have contributed to Bulgaria's poverty, according to current PM Boyko Borisov.

Politics » Domestic | December 9, 2012, Sunday // 19:01 | Viewed: 1834

Bulgaria Braces for Unfair Elections - Ex-Commissioner's Party

Upcoming summer 2013 general elections in Bulgaria could well be unfair, given developments in the country, according to new Bulgaria for Citizens party vice-chair Yonko Grozev.

Politics » Domestic | December 9, 2012, Sunday // 17:21 | Viewed: 1154

Bulgaria ex-PM Kostov to Coalesce with ex-Foe Neynsky

Bulgarian former PM and rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party Ivan Kostov has spoken favorably of a coalition with the new Unity initiative of rightist MEP Nadezhda Neynsky.

Politics » Domestic | December 9, 2012, Sunday // 14:34 | Viewed: 1857

Bulgarian Right-Wing Renegades Side with Blue Coalition

Bulgarian MEP, Nadezhda Neynski, has been authorized to lead negotiations between her recently founded National Union "Unity" for a joint election ballot with the right-wing Blue Coalition.

Politics » Domestic | December 8, 2012, Saturday // 18:28 | Viewed: 1871

Bulgarian PM Appoints New Deputy FinMin

Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has appointed Karina Karaivanova-Ganozova at the post of Deputy Finance Minister.

Politics » Domestic | December 8, 2012, Saturday // 17:11 | Viewed: 1671

Kostov: Bulgaria's Ruling GERB Is Right-Wing Impostor

The rule of Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, is not a right-wing rule, but a fake, according to the leader of the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party, DSB, Ivan Kostov.

Politics » Domestic | December 8, 2012, Saturday // 15:28 | Viewed: 1874

Stanishev: GERB Turned Bulgaria in EU Ghetto

The government of the ruling center-right party GERB and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has turned Bulgaria into the "ghetto" of the European Union, according to Sergey Stanishev, leader of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party and head of the Party of E

Politics » Domestic | December 8, 2012, Saturday // 15:03 | Viewed: 1312

Socialist, PES Chief: Bulgaria's 2013 Budget Butchering Nation

The newly adopted 2013 State Budget Act sponsored by the ruling center-right party GERB is butchering vital sectors in Bulgaria, according to Sergey Stanishev, chair of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party and head of the Party of European Socialists

Politics » Domestic | December 8, 2012, Saturday // 14:40 | Viewed: 1371

Bulgarian Maverick Right-Wingers Mull New Formation

Former member of Bulgaria's right-wing Union of Democratic Forces party may create a new political formation, according to local media.

Politics » Domestic | December 7, 2012, Friday // 13:52 | Viewed: 1344

Bulgarian FinMin Labels Judiciary Bonuses Disgusting

Giving bonuses to magistrates is disgusting, according to Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov.

Politics » Domestic | December 7, 2012, Friday // 13:07 | Viewed: 1418

Illegal Assets Forfeiture Bill Passes in Bulgarian Parliament

Amendments to a bill authorizing the confiscation of illegal assets passed on first reading in the Bulgarian Parliament on Friday.

Politics » Domestic | December 7, 2012, Friday // 11:45 | Viewed: 1601

Bulgaria's FinMin Terms Opposition MPs 'Drunks', Apologizes

Bulgaria's parliamentary opposition has been outrage by what it deemed a severe insult on part of Finance Minister and Deputy PM Simeon Djankov during the second reading debates on the 2013 State Budget Act.

Politics » Domestic | December 6, 2012, Thursday // 14:55 | Viewed: 1205

Bulgarian Opposition Asks Probe in Research Funding Scandal

Sixty two Members of the Parliament requested Thursday the establishment of an ad hoc committee to probe tipoffs for illegal activities in Bulgaria's Scientific Research Fund.

Politics » Domestic | December 6, 2012, Thursday // 13:57 | Viewed: 1787

Supreme Bulgarian Judge Wants to Abolish Life without Parole

The head of the Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation Lazar Gruev Lazar Gruev has declared himself in favor of abolishing life sentences without parole, which is the harshest legal punishment in Bulgaria.

Politics » Domestic | December 6, 2012, Thursday // 12:11 | Viewed: 1328

Ex-Interior Minister Quits Bulgarian Right-Wing Party

Former Bulgarian Interior Minister Emanuil Yordanov (1999-2001) has become the latest member of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party to leave the embattled political formation.

Politics » Domestic | December 5, 2012, Wednesday // 19:48 | Viewed: 1234

Independent Bulgarian MPs Table Death Penalty Bill

Independent Bulgarian Members of the Parliament are insisting for the death penalty to be reinstated in the country.

Politics » Domestic | December 5, 2012, Wednesday // 13:02 | Viewed: 1659

Socialist Leader Suggests Bulgaria's Rulers Face Revolution

An entrenched and allegedly incompetent rule by center-right GERB party might provoke revolution in Bulgaria, according to PES and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev.

Politics » Domestic | December 4, 2012, Tuesday // 18:17 | Viewed: 2131

1 More MP Leaves Bulgarian 'Communist' Right-Wingers

One more MP from Bulgaria's right-wing parliamentary Blue Coalition has decided to leave the embattled Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party.

Politics » Domestic | December 4, 2012, Tuesday // 15:53 | Viewed: 1304

Bulgaria's Ruling Party Turns 6 amid Decreasing Support

Monday marks six years since Bulgaria's ruling centrist-right GERB party was officially established.

Politics » Domestic | December 3, 2012, Monday // 16:20 | Viewed: 1001

Bulgarian MEP Pins Hopes on New Right-Wing Coalition

Bulgarian MEP Nadezhda Neynsky has expressed her hope that a unified right-wing political formation may emerge in the aftermath of the scandal that rattled the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party.

Politics » Domestic | December 3, 2012, Monday // 14:24 | Viewed: 1560
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