Bulgaria's Special Tribunal to Receive BGN 2 M for Salaries
Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) will provide BGN 2 M for salaried to all 134 people that will work in the special tribunal for high-profile organized crime cases.
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Alleged Corruption Scandal Rattles Bulgaria's State Agriculture Fund
The Bulgarian government has replaced the entire senior management of the State Agriculture Fund, the institution in charge of distributing EU agricultural funding.
Bulgarian Govt Bails Out Sofia Municipality for New Metro Trains
Bulgaria's Cabinet has provided the Sofia Municipality with BGN 11 M in order to pay for the delivery of three new trains for the subway.
Right-Wing Leader: Recession Feels at Home in Bulgaria
The cartel agreements have destroyed the economic competition in Bulgaria, as well as the small and medium business, according to right-wing leader Ivan Kostov.
Head: Bulgaria's Anti-Corruption Unit Cannot Fight Corruption
The newly established Center for Prevention of Organized Crime and Corruption (BORKOR) cannot fight corruption, according to the unit's head, Rumen Milanov.
Bulgarian Socialists Claim More Anti-Govt Protests to Come
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will continue to organize protests against the government of the ruling party GERB not only in the capital Sofia, but in other cities as well.
Line of Birthday Gifts Awaits Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Leader
Members and supporters of the Bulgarian ethnic Turkish party DPS have went Tuesday to its headquarters to greet the leader Ahmed Dogan for his 57th birthday.
Bulgarian Right Wing Demands Ousting of Agriculture Minister over Corruption
Bulgaria's right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) presented Tuesday evidence of corruption practices in the Agriculture Ministry and the State Fund "Agriculture" - the agency dealing with payments from the EU SAPARD program.
Facebook Group Shakes Bulgarian Ethnic Turkish Party Leadership
The former Deputy Chair of the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Kasim Dal, who recently resigned,and was later expelled from the party, has gathered support from 4 300 Facebook users.
Bulgarian GERB MP Accused of Lobbying
The Member of the Bulgarian Parliament from the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party, Emil Radev, has been accused of lobbying in favor of his spouse's boss.
Bulgarian President Launches Appointment of Electoral Commission
Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, has established April 12 as the date to begin consultations for appointing the country's Central Electoral Commission (CEC).
Nearly 4000 Bulgarians Named Secret Police Agents since 07
А special panel, investigating Bulgaria's communist-era police files, said it has exposed 3800 Bulgarian nationals as state security agents and collaborators since its establishment four years ago.
Bulgarian Conservatives Deny They'll Nominate Ex Agent for President
The Bulgarian conservative "Order, Law and Justice" (RZS) party will have its own tandem for the upcoming presidential elections, candidates for mayors in all municipalities and municipal councils in more than 3000 villages.
Controversial Party Asks Whole Opposition to Leave Bulgarian Parliament
Controversial Order, Lawfulness and Justice (RZS) party has requested all other opposition parties to leave Parliament in order to show their opposition to the GERB cabinet and their earnest request for snap elections.
Bulgarian PM: I Regret I Didn't Let Socialists Drown
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov has commented disparagingly on criticism and calls for resignation voiced at a 16,000-strong socialist rally in Sofia Saturday.
Socialist Leader: Bulgarians Don't Eat Asphalt!
Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party and ex-PM Sergey Stanishev has slammed the cabinet of successor Boyko Borisov at a thousand-strong rally in central Sofia Saturday.
Thousands of Bulgarians Led by Socialists Give 'Red Card' to Govt
More than 16,000 Bulgarians have rallied in central Sofia gathered by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party in protest against PM Boyko Borisov's government.
Bulgarian Socialists Accuse Statistics Institute of Falsifying Data
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) have accused the National Statistics Institute (NSI) of falsifying data on the number of employed people in the country.
Ex-EU Commissioner Still Hesitates on Bulgaria Presidential Bid
Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria's former EU Commissioner, said Tuesday she has not decided yet whether she will run for President in the upcoming elections in the fall of 2011.
Bulgaria to Shed 4 000 Civil Servants in 2011
Bulgaria's center-right Cabinet is going to lay off some 3 500-4 000 civil servants in 2011, with 9 000 already dismissed in the last 1.5 years, Finance Minister Simeon Djankov announced.
Bulgarian Farmers, Cabinet Agree on Halting Protests
The Association of Bulgaria's Grain Producers and the cabinet managed to reach an agreement Tuesday to stop farmers protests and blockades in the country.
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