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Bulgaria GERB Mulls Response to President Crisis Conference

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, declined offering any comments on the press conference held Friday by President, Georgi Parvanov.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 17:21 | Viewed: 1641

Bulgaria Socialist Leader: President's Demands Coincide with Ours

Bulgaria Socialist Party (BSP) leader Sergey Stanishev has reacted to the President's public remarks, saying that Georgi Parvanov's views coincided 90% with those of the Socialists and the Coalition for Bulgaria.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 17:05 | Viewed: 1707

Bulgaria President Reiterates GMO Referendum Warnings

Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, strongly criticized the amendments of the Bulgarian Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Act.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 17:05 | Viewed: 2058

Bulgaria Supreme Judges Mull Expediting High-profile Cases

The magistrates from Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) are in the central city of Veliko Tarnovo Friday to discuss with judges, prosecutors and investigators the reasons for the notorious delays in high-profile court cases.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 16:13 | Viewed: 1592

Bulgaria Parliament Committee Endorses GMO Prohibition

MPs from the Bulgaria Parliamentary Environment Committee have endorsed further amendments to the GMO Act which prohibit GM crops in the country.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 15:50 | Viewed: 2471

Bulgaria President on Impeachment: I Am under Attack by Ruling Majority

Bulgaria's ruling majority is attacking the Presidency in order to boost its unilateral style of government, according to President Georgi Parvanov.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 15:01 | Viewed: 2188

Bulgaria President Wants 'Preventive Deficit', Reboot of Anti-crisis Policy

Bulgaria needs to reconsider its anti-crisis policy and come up with a new package, according to President Parvanov.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 14:15 | Viewed: 1593

Bulgaria Agriculture Minister Backs Anti GM Crops Campaign

Bulgaria Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, has again put his voice behind the anti GMO campaigners in the country.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 13:59 | Viewed: 1881

Bulgaria Interior Minister Snubs Supreme Judges

Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, says he is accountable before the Parliament, not the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS).

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 13:22 | Viewed: 1659

Bulgaria FBI Head: Ethnic Turkish Politician Was Not Killed

There isn't any evidence that the high-ranking member of the ethnic Turkish party, Ahmed Emin was murdered, the Director of the Bulgarian National Agency for State Security (DANS), Svetlin Yovchev says.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 12:44 | Viewed: 2571

Bulgaria Conservative Leader Sets out Constitutional Conditions

The leader of Bulgaria's conservative Order, Law and Justice party (RZS) supports the eventual removal of President Georgi Parvanov, but has also called for the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 12:30 | Viewed: 1407

Ex Bulgaria Interior Minister Slams FinMin over President Scandal

Former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov has slammed Finance Minister Simeon Djankov over his argument with Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 10:58 | Viewed: 1728

US State Dept Report: Bulgaria Corruption Still 'Pervasive' despite Progress

Bulgaria still faces "pervasive corruption" even though its new government has started to tackle it, says the 2009 Human Rights Report of the US State Department.

Politics » Domestic | March 12, 2010, Friday // 04:40 | Viewed: 4795

Bulgaria Conservatives Set to Support President Impeachment

Bulgaria's conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party is set to support the President impeachment process launched by the ruling GERB party Wednesday over the transcript scandal.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2010, Thursday // 13:54 | Viewed: 2089

Small Bulgarian Opposition Party Hit by New Defection

Bulgaria's conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party, which recently saw the demise of its parliamentary group and withdrew its support for the center-right government, suffered the defection of one more member.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2010, Thursday // 12:06 | Viewed: 2211

Bulgaria FinMin Caught off Guard by President Recording

Bulgaria Finance minister Simeon Djankov has stated that he didn't know his scandalous conversation with President Georgi Parvanov was recorded.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2010, Thursday // 11:44 | Viewed: 1645

Bulgaria Interior Minister Skips Seeing Judges to Iron out Conflict

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetanov did not show at a meeting in which he was supposed to discuss his contradictions with the judiciary.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2010, Thursday // 10:55 | Viewed: 1559

Bulgaria Rightist Leader: President Needs to Be Taught Lesson

Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov has to understand that he cannot violate the constitution, said Blue Coalition leader Ivan Kostov.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2010, Thursday // 09:37 | Viewed: 1578

Leading Socialist Slams Bulgarian President over Finance Minister Row

Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov should not have released the transcript of his conversation with Finance Minister Djankov last week, an act that generated much political tension.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2010, Thursday // 08:33 | Viewed: 1301

Bulgaria PM Probes Socialist Predecessors Contracts

Bulgaria's prime minister has demanded for a check of contracts, signed during the term of the previous government without secured financing.

Politics » Domestic | March 10, 2010, Wednesday // 20:21 | Viewed: 1685

Bulgaria Interior Officials Exposed as State Security Agents

А special panel, investigating Bulgaria's communist-era police files, has exposed more than eighty officials from the interior ministry as state security agents and collaborators.

Politics » Domestic | March 10, 2010, Wednesday // 15:48 | Viewed: 2010
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