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Bulgaria Shells Millions for Administration's Microsoft Upgrade [Mar 12, 2012] Bulgaria will shell BGN millions to purchase Windows 8 Microsoft software for the needs of the State administration. The information was reported at a briefing Monday by the Chief Secretary of the Council of Ministers, Rosen Zhelyazkov, who listed the amount as BGN 62 M, down from the budget forecast of BGN 90 M ? a reduction the State was able to secure through the public tender. The purchase ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Chief Interior Secretary Hints of Likely Resignation [Jan 26, 2012] Bulgaria's Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry, Kalin Georgiev, hinted before journalists Thursday that he was ready to resign over recent harsh criticism of the work of the country's police. "I think that I am a responsible individual. I have made my decision and have reported it to Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Tsar Saxe-Coburg Praises PM Borisov's 'Instinct' [Sep 01, 2011] Bulgaria's former Tsar and former PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg has expressed a high opinion of current Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. It was during the Cabinet of Saxe-Coburg and his National Movement for Stability and Prosperity in 2001-2005 that Borisov first entered Bulgarian politics in his capacity as Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry. Before that, Borisov's security firm Ipon was ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Keen on Keeping Chief Secretary [Feb 22, 2011] Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, says he worked hard to create a really good team at the Interior Ministry and would not want to part with its Chief Secretary, Kalin Georgiev. Tsvetanov spoke Tuesday in an interview for the Bulgarian National Television, BNT, in the heels of reports Georgiev would be the most likely new Director of the State Agency for National Security, DANS ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Greece Mull Over Joint Police in Border Areas [Aug 19, 2010] Bulgaria's Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry, Kalin Georgiev, has discussed with his Greek counterpart the creation of join police in the border areas between the two countries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Police Secretary Angry with Judiciary [Aug 10, 2010] Bulgarias Chief Secretary of the Interior, Kalin Georgiev, has said that the police are forced to work against the system, rather than as part of it. [via YahooNews] More >>

Envious Bulgaria PM Snubs Police State Talk [Jul 05, 2010] Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who served as Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry before sweeping into office, did not hide his envy as he congratulated the department officers for their profession holiday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Special Police Ops Crowd Sofia Jail [Jun 01, 2010] Bulgarias Chief Secretary of the Interior, Kalin Georgiev, says the special police operations make the country an orderly State, not a police one. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police: EC Monitoring Report Positive, Fair (Novinite.com) [Mar 24, 2010] The latest interim EC monitoring report on Bulgaria is the most positive ever for the country?s Interior Ministry, its Chief Secretary Georgiev believes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Interior vs. Judiciary: Who Is Right in the War of Bulgaria?s Government Branches? (Novinite.com) [Mar 06, 2010] ?We capture them, and they let them go!? has become a catch phrase in Bulgaria in the last few years. The quote, expectedly, belongs to current Prime Minister Boyko Borisov but it dates back to his term as Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry (2001-2005). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Commandos Set to Help Organized Crime War (Novinite.com) [Feb 22, 2010] Bulgaria?s Interior Chief Secretary, Kalin Georgiev, has stated that commandos from the specialized unit to combat terrorism will help in the fight against organized crime. [via YahooNews] More >>

10 Men Arrested by Bulgaria Police in 'Octopus' Special Operation (Novinite.com) [Feb 10, 2010] This has been announced by the Chief Secretary of Bulgaria?s Interior Ministry Kalin Georgiev shortly before 8 am Wednesday, about an hour after Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov made an announcement about the Octopus operation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Germany Sign Agreement on Avoiding Double Taxation (Novinite.com) [Jan 25, 2010] Bulgaria and Germany signed on Monday an agreement for avoiding double taxation between the two countries. The agreement was signed by Rossen Zhelyazkov, chief secretary at the Council of Ministers, and Peter Ammon, State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Interior Launches New Mass Anti-Criminal Action (Novinite.com) [Jan 04, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Ministry Chief Secretary, Kalin Georgiev, says "The Impudent" operation is history and a new one titled "The Thieves" is under way. [via YahooNews] More >>