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Bulgaria Rebuffs Israel, Won?t Commit to Voting Against PA State [Jul 08, 2011] Follow Israel news on and . Bulgaria, usually considered an ally of Israel, rebuffed it on Thursday when it would not commit to voting against the planned unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria hands Israel unexpected rebuff over Palestinian bid [Jul 07, 2011] Israel suffered an unexpected rebuff from close ally Bulgaria Thursday when it failed to get its immediate backing against a planned Palestinian bid for statehood in September. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Denounces Ally's Assault on Muslims [May 25, 2011] Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has condemned its own ally, the Ataka party, over the incident in which nationalist activists assaulted praying Muslims in downtown Sofia. "This is not the right way to react...We are not speakers or mentors of Ataka, they bear the political responsibility for their own actions," Borisov told the morning broadcast of bTV channel. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ruling Party Denounces Subtly Ally's Assault on Muslims [May 20, 2011] Bulgaria's ruling center-right party GERB has condemned its own ally, the Ataka party, though in a subtle way, withouth mentioning it, over the incident in which Ataka activists assaulted praying Muslims in downtown Sofia. The incident occurred near the Banya Bashi mosque in downtown Sofia. The brawl that the nationalists and their leader Volen Siderov started as part of a protest against the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Selling Bulgaria. Finally the Right Way [Apr 19, 2011] Bulgaria has generally been doing a terrible job "selling" itself in terms of both international image and as a tourism destination. This goes all the way from being known in the West as the closest Soviet ally doing Moscow's dirty work in the Cold War to the alcohol/sex-driven tourism its beaches are known for in the post-communist era. And let's not forget the stereotypically lame advertising ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ruling Party GERB Reports Meager Donations for 2010 [Apr 14, 2011] Bulgaria's ruling center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party has only seven donors, showed reports of political parties for 2010 published by the National Audit Office (NAO). Ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), currently in opposition, and the nationalist Ataka party, an informal ally of the ruling GERB, declared no donations, while leftist ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Tax harmonisation: Bulgaria supports Ireland [Apr 02, 2011] BULGARIA?S FINANCE minister has backed Ireland?s stance on corporation tax. During a visit to Dublin yesterday, Simeon Djankov described his country as an ?ally? in the fight against EU tax harmonisation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Once Again Asks Obama to Visit [Mar 01, 2011] Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov has renewed his invitation to US President Barack Obama for a visit in Sofia. Parvanov welcomed Tuesday US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon, who is on a trip to Bulgaria, Greece, and Slovakia. Bulgaria, a key US ally in Southeast Europe, has been hoping for a visit by US President Barack Obama since he was elected ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Recent Ally Turns into Its Biggest Foe - Leader [Feb 03, 2011] A right-wing coalition, only until recently an ally of the center-right majority in parliament, has turned into its biggest enemy, but not at its will, its leader has said. "We became the ruling party biggest foe without knowing it. The relationship between the Blue Coalition and GERB is getting more and more tumultuous every day," Ivan Kostov, former prime minister and leader of the die-hard ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Die-Hard Rightist Warns of Looming Snap Polls [Feb 02, 2011] The government's penchant to steer clear of scandals by burying its head in the sand will trigger early elections in Bulgaria, forecasts the leader of a right-wing party, only until recently an ally of the cabinet. "Just as you run away from certain topics, you can suddenly end up in an early elections race," Ivan Kostov, head of the conservative Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, which is now part ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Emerges as Major Israeli Ally over Rift with Turkey [Dec 25, 2010] Israel is focusing on a boost of its relations with Balkan countries, including Bulgaria, which some have interpreted as a thrust to compensate for its rift with Turkey , a rising major power and a traditional Israeli ally prior to 2008-2010. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Nationalist Party Hit by Defection [Dec 10, 2010] The parliamentary group of Bulgarian nationalist party Ataka, a key ally of the minority center-right government, suffered the defection of one of its members, shrinking to twenty. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Die-Hard Rightist Rules out Early Elections [Nov 02, 2010] Ivan Kostov , Bulgaria's former prime minister and leader of a small conservative party, considered an ally of the country's minority center-right government , has ruled out early elections, though slamming the cabinet policies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Ally Calls for Ministers Resignations [Oct 22, 2010] Ivan Kostov , Bulgaria's former prime minister and leader of a small conservative party, considered an ally of the country's minority center-right government , has called for the resignations of two ministers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ruling Party Ally Withdraws Support for Budget 2010 [Jun 06, 2010] Bulgaria's right-wing party the Union of Democratic Forces, widely considered to be an ally of the ruling GERB party, has harshly critisized the revised budget for this year, saying it undermines the country's financial stability. [via YahooNews] More >>

Right-Wingers: Bulgaria Needs New President (Novinite.com) [Mar 31, 2010] ?Bulgaria needs a new president, it is high time for some decency in the political life of this country,? said from the rostrum Martin Dimitrov, co-chair of the right-wing Blue coalition, an ally of the center-right GERB government. [via YahooNews] More >>