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Ex Bulgaria Social Minister Removed from Parliamentary Post

Bulgaria Socialist Party MP and former Social Minister, Emiliya Maslarova, has been removed from her post as Chair of the Parliamentary Social Committee over an investigation against her for large-scale embezzlement.

Politics » Domestic | December 9, 2009, Wednesday // 11:00 | Viewed: 1732

Bulgaria Conservative Party Parliamentary Group Ceases to Exist

Bulgaria Parliament Speaker, Tsetska Tsacheva, has struck the conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) parliamentary group out of the Parliament as it now has below the minimum 10 MPs.

Politics » Domestic | December 9, 2009, Wednesday // 09:42 | Viewed: 1828

Bulgaria Ex-Social Minister Promises Gifts in Exchange of Evidence

The battered left-wing MP and former Social Minister, Emiliya Maslarova, declared she would give away properties and a car upon proof she has purchased them.

Politics » Domestic | December 8, 2009, Tuesday // 20:34 | Viewed: 1930

Blue Coalition MP Appointed Bulgaria's Deputy Foreign Minister

Konstantin Dimitrov has been appointed Tuesday Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Bulgarian news agency BGNES informs.

Politics » Domestic | December 8, 2009, Tuesday // 14:38 | Viewed: 1997

Bulgaria Conservative Rank-Breaking MP Won't Return to Party

Bulgaria MP Mario Tagarinski, who left the parliamentary group of the conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party, which led to the group falling apart, has said he will not return to the party.

Politics » Domestic | December 8, 2009, Tuesday // 12:22 | Viewed: 1666

Bulgaria Conservative Leader Slams PM Borisov over Tagarinski

The conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party leader, Yane Yanev, has blamed Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov for making a serious error in the 'Tagarinski' case.

Politics » Domestic | December 8, 2009, Tuesday // 10:44 | Viewed: 1951

Ex Interior Minister Denies Bulgaria Judiciary Scandal Involvement

Former Bulgaria Interior Minister and socialist Coalition for Bulgaria MP, Rumen Petkov, has stated that any connections made between him and the "Krasio from Pleven" judiciary scandal are pure speculation.

Politics » Domestic | December 8, 2009, Tuesday // 09:27 | Viewed: 2019

Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish MPs Carry off Palm of Parliament Absences

The MPs from the ethnic Turkish party DPS once again held the lead in the number of unexcused absences for the month of November.

Politics » Domestic | December 7, 2009, Monday // 18:55 | Viewed: 1460

Bulgaria Rightists Refuse Support for Conservative RZS Leader

Bulgaria's rightist Blue Coalition declared they would not support changes in the Parliamentary code, requested by the conservative leader, Yane Yanev.

Politics » Domestic | December 7, 2009, Monday // 15:59 | Viewed: 1875

Bulgaria Raises Embezzlement Charges against 2 Ethnic Turk MPs

Bulgarian prosecutors have charged with embezzlement two members of parliament from the ethnic Turkish party, who gave up their immunity from prosecution two weeks ago.

Politics » Domestic | December 7, 2009, Monday // 13:30 | Viewed: 2407

Bulgaria RZS Leader Issues Counterstrike Ultimatum

The Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party had requested from Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, that the party's parliamentary group is restored by 9 am Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | December 7, 2009, Monday // 13:02 | Viewed: 1917

Bulgaria Conservative Rank-Breaking MP Left Party of 'Own Will'

Bulgaria's Conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party former MP, Mario Tagarinski, has stated that he left the party of his own will and denied his party's "political kidnap" claims.

Politics » Domestic | December 7, 2009, Monday // 08:48 | Viewed: 1795

Justice Minister Attacks Politically Supported Crime in Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Justice minister, Margarita Popova, has lashed out at politically supported crime and corruption which, she claimed, prevent the police from carrying out their obligations.

Politics » Domestic | December 6, 2009, Sunday // 17:52 | Viewed: 3286

Missing Bulgaria RZS Party Ex-MP Resurfaces Safe and Sound

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, disproved claims of the RZS leader, Yane Yanev, that former RSZ MP, Mario Tagarinski, has disappeared.

Politics » Domestic | December 5, 2009, Saturday // 17:56 | Viewed: 2137

Bulgaria RZS Rank-Breaking MP Reported Missing

The leader of the Law, Order and Justice (RZS) party, Yane Yanev, reported Saturday that he was very much worried about the life and safety of his former MP, Mario Tagarinski.

Politics » Domestic | December 5, 2009, Saturday // 12:47 | Viewed: 2273

Parliamentary Group of Bulgaria Conservatives RZS Falls apart

The Bulgarian conservative party RZS ("Order, Law, Justice") no longer has a parliamentary group as a result of the decision of one its members to leave it.

Politics » Domestic | December 4, 2009, Friday // 19:01 | Viewed: 6819

Bulgaria Socialists Threaten Court Action in Ex-Minister Removal

The left-wing of Bulgaria's Parliament will log a request with the Constitutional Court regrading the proposal to remove former Social Minister, Emiliya Maslarova, from her post as Chair of the Parliamentary Social Committee.

Politics » Domestic | December 4, 2009, Friday // 16:44 | Viewed: 1791

Bulgaria President Attacks Legal Fees' VAT in Court

Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, had asked the Constitutional Court to rule on the controversial Value Added Tax (VAT) for attorneys' fees, recently approved by the Parliament.

Politics » Domestic | December 4, 2009, Friday // 16:15 | Viewed: 1657

Bulgaria Conservatives Strike Back, Demand Speaker Removal

The parliamentary group of the conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party issued Friday a declaration demanding the removal of the Speaker, Tsetska Tsacheva, for one session.

Politics » Domestic | December 4, 2009, Friday // 13:58 | Viewed: 2078

Bulgaria Court Revokes Ban on MPs with Murky Past from Top Positions

Bulgaria's Constitutional Court has overruled a decision that prohibits MPs who were collaborators of the State Security, the intelligence and secret police during the communist regime, to assume key posts in Parliament.

Politics » Domestic | December 4, 2009, Friday // 13:11 | Viewed: 1902

Bulgaria Former Minister Hangs by Thread to Top Parliament Job

The proposal for ousting Bulgaria's former Labour Minister Emilia Maslarova from the post of head of the parliamentary social committee has been delayed for next week.

Politics » Domestic | December 4, 2009, Friday // 12:28 | Viewed: 2611
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