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Bulgaria Scraps Full Ban on Shale Gas Exploration, Extraction [Jan 18, 2012] Bulgaria's Parliament did not support the bill proposed by the left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) that envisioned a full ban on the exploration and extraction in the country. 123 out of the total of 240 MPs in Bulgaria's single-chamber Parliament voted against the bill, while 43 were in favor and 66 abstained from voting. Prior to Wednesday's vote, Valentin Nikolov, a key lawmaker from ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Outgoing President Hints of Comeback as Head of Socialist Party [Nov 11, 2011] Georgi Parvanov, Bulgaria's outgoing President, has confirmed that he will return to the left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) after the end of his second and last term in office. During a press conference on which he commented on the outcome of the recent local elections, as well as a number of other present-day issues, Parvanov vowed to help the leftist from which he started his political ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Cabinet Faces New No-Confidence Vote in July [Jul 10, 2011] The cabinet of Bulgaria's ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, GERB, party would, for sure, face another no-confidence vote in July. The information was reported Sunday by the leader of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, and former Prime Minister, Sergey Stanishev, who said the Socialists would support the no-confidence vote request of the leader of the right-wing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Opposition Socialists Mull New No Confidence Vote [Jun 21, 2011] The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, begins another round of consultations with other political forces for the submission of a new no confidence vote against the cabinet. The news was announced Tuesday, at a meeting of the party's leadership. The Socialists are considering two motives for the vote ? failure in the internal affairs policies or overall failure of the cabinet. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Opposition Socialists, Turks Move to Topple Borisov Cabinet [Jun 01, 2011] The two major opposition formations ? the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the ethnic Turkish party DPS ? have agreed on a course of seeking to bring about early elections. The parliamentary groups of the BSP and DPS ("Movement for Rights and Freedoms) announced Wednesday that they have decided together to initiate two no confidence votes against the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Top Cop Renews Attacks on US Diplomats [May 18, 2011] Former Bulgarian Interior Minister, Rumen Petkov, launched Wednesday a new attack on the former US Ambassador to Sofia, John Beyrle and the current one - James Warlick. In an interview for TV7, Petkov, who is currently a Member of the Parliament from the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), said he was "astonished to learn that US Ambassadors write cables based on rumors and gossip, which ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialist Leader: We Deserve Credit for Our Initiatives (Novinite.com) [Mar 23, 2010] Bulgaria Socialist Party (BSP) leader Sergey Stanishev has claimed that the previous government should be given credit by the European Commission and by the present leadership. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialist Leader: President's Demands Coincide with Ours (Novinite.com) [Mar 12, 2010] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists Express Full Support for Striking Medics (Novinite.com) [Mar 08, 2010] Bulgaria?s Socialist Party (BSP) has come out in full support of striking medical staff, encouraging them to continue their struggle to the end. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Opposition Socialists, Ethnic Turks Won't Support Cabinet Changes (Novinite.com) [Jan 26, 2010] The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) declared Tuesday they will not support the cabinet changes proposed by the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party. [via YahooNews] More >>