Send to Kindle
From Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)
May 27, 2011
Former Bulgarian president Zhelyu Zhelev was elected today president of the newly established Balkan Political Club in Sheraton Sofia.
Many dignitaries from all over Balkans took part at the inauguration of the club, among them former Turkish president Suleiman Demirel, former Romanian president Emil Konstantinesku and current one Ion Iliesku, former Macedonian president Kiro Gligorov and many others ministers, prime ministers and MPs from the region.
The ex Bulgarian president greeted the participants in the club emphasizing how important is regional cooperation for the entire region. The term of Zhelev is three years. It is widely expected Balkan Political Club to become the largest and the most influential non-governmental organization in the region.
*As Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) became 10 years old on Friday, March 11, 2011, we are reprinting selected articles from our archives that we published on the respective day exactly 10 years ago.
We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!
Twenty years have passed since the events of 1997, when on January 10 anti-government demonstrations in Bulgaria grew into a raid of the Parliament headquarters, pushing the socialist cabinet to step down.
Bulgarians mark on November 10 the 27th anniversary of events that led to the demise of the communist regime.
Bulgaria is by no means a presidential republic, but a parliamentary one, and yet it kicks up a great deal of fuss.
The council of Bulgarian presidents, which convened for the fourth consecutive year on Monday, called for extending the role of direct democracy in the country and accelerating the pace of reforms.
Bulgaria's Incumbent President Rosen Plevenliev and his predecessors are set to convene for a joint session on Monday.
A petition has been launched on social media urging Macedonian government to name a street in the capital Skopie after the recently deceased Bulgarian first democratically-elected President Zhelyu Zhelev.
From Novinite.
From Novinite.
From Novinite.
From Novinite.
From Novinite.
From Novinite.
UN Happiness Report: Bulgaria's Astonishing Leap in Rankings
Bulgaria: 3 Regions With Lowest Life Expectancy - EU Report 2022
