Expats

Bulgaria's Problem with Opportunists by Any Other Name [May 16, 2012] Bulgaria's right-wing Blue Coalition, an entity comprising the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) and the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), is no more. The breakup of the Coalition set up in 2009 was announced Tuesday, together with the resignation of UDF Chair Martin Dimitrov. The failure of the Blue Coalition Co-Chairs to negotiate the entity's participation in the general elections in 2013 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightist to PM: Congratulations for Scrapping Belene! [Mar 28, 2012] Rightist leader Martin Dimitrov has praised the decision of the center-right GERB government to quit the Belene NPP project. "If this is the decision and we are indeed withdrawing from the Belene NPP project, it is the right way to go. I congratulate the Prime Minister, although he wasted money on the project for two years and a half," the leader of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) and Co ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Doesn't Need More Nuclear Units - Rightists [Jan 06, 2012] No more nuclear power units are currently necessary to be constructed in Bulgaria, the rightist Union of Democratic Forces party has stated in a declaration. Bulgaria exported records amounts of electricity in 2011 and the existing units were not even working at half of their capacity, the party has pointed out in its declaration, as cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. On Thursday, Bulgaria ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Budget 2012 Attacked from Left, Right [Nov 15, 2011] The right-wing would not offer parliamentary support for budget 2012, according to the co-Chair of the Blue Coalition and leader of Union of Democratic Forces, (UDF), Martin Dimitrov. The statement confirms the right-wing position from last week when the other co-Chair, leader of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party (DSB) and former Prime Minister, Ivan Kostov, said "three times NO" to the draft ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex President Stoyanov: Run-off Classic Left-Right Clash [Oct 27, 2011] Bulgaria's former President Petar Stoyanov, one of the emblematic figures of the Union of Democratic Forces and the country's transition to democracy, has described the upcoming run-off for head of state as a left-right face-off. "I know the temptation to vote against the ruling center-right GERB party is quite strong in the right-wing circles, but these are presidential, not general elections ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Communist Take-Over Anniversary Divided [Sep 09, 2011] The emblematic until recently date September 9, marking Bulgaria's anti-fascist uprising in 1944, will be marked in polar ways by political forces here. Celebrations across the country, initiated by the Socialist Party, will mark the 67th anniversary since the communist take-over, while members of the democracy-forbearer, the Union of Democratic Forces, will bow heads to commemorate the victims ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Fail to Name Common Presidential Runner [Apr 27, 2011] The Union of Democratic Forces and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, the two parties composing the Bulgarian rightist Blue Coalition, could not come up with a common presidential candidate. This means the joint candidature will be chosen in a preliminary election on May 15. On Tuesday, after a secret vote, the Union of Democratic Forces named their vice-chair Rumen Hristov as their presidential ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Blue' Rightists to Come Out with Joint Presidential Candidate [Mar 03, 2011] Bulgaria's two mainstream right-wing parties joined in the so-called Blue Coalition have decided to come out with a common candidate for the presidential elections in the fall. The news was broken by Martin Dimitrov, leader of the Union of Democratic Forces. Speaking in the historic Pleven on Bulgaria's Liberation Day, Dimitrov stated that the UDF and Ivan Kostov's Democrats for Strong Bulgaria ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Rightists Want Head of Top Cop, Customs Agency Director [Jan 18, 2011] Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, and the head of the Customs Agency, Vanyo Tanov, should resign with dignity, said Martin Dimitrov, leader of the rightist Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party. Dimitrov's statement was made Monday at a press conference, in which he urged all parties to sign a new social contract that would restore the confidence in state institutions. He ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Blue' Rightists with Harsh Criticism of Cabinet [Jul 06, 2010] Bulgaria's rightist Union of Democratic Forces declared Monday they won't back the revision of the 2010 state budget on second reading in Parliament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ruling Party Ally Withdraws Support for Budget 2010 [Jun 06, 2010] The Union of Democratic Forces was the party to bring stability back to Bulgaria at the end of the 90s and we will allow nobody to shake its financial foundations again, Martin Dimitrov warned. [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 >>

Bulgaria Right Wing Certain of Looming VAT Hike [Apr 27, 2010] Bulgaria's right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) has information from own sources the Value Added Tax (VAT) increase in 2010 is a done deal. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Right Wing Renews Cautious Support for Health Minister [Apr 20, 2010] Bulgaria's right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) will support the nomination of the ruling GERB party for Health Minister. The statement was made Tuesday by Martin Dimitrov, co-Chair of the Blue Coalition and leader of one of its two parties UDF. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists: President Is like Central Asian Dictator, Let's Lose Him (Novinite.com) [Mar 14, 2010] Bulgaria needs a new president, according to the rightist party Union of Democratic Forces. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Draft Anti-Crisis Program (Novinite.com) [Mar 09, 2010] Bulgaria's Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party, which is part of the rightist Blue Coalition, put on the table Tuesday their own package of 13 anti-crisis measures. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Determined to Stop Belene NPP Project (Novinite.com) [Feb 23, 2010] Bulgaria?s right-wing party Union of Democratic Forces has set as one of its top goals the task to stop the construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rightists Call on Bulgaria President to Veto GMO Law Changes (Novinite.com) [Feb 03, 2010] The rightist Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party has called on Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov to veto the proposed changes to the Law on Genetically Modified Crops if they are voted in. [via YahooNews] More >>

Allies Pressured Bulgaria PM against Appointment of Economic Advisor (Novinite.com) [Feb 01, 2010] ?I am stepping down in order to make it easier for the Prime Minister. Apparently, in Bulgaria expert knowledge is not highly valued. There was severe opposition to my appointment from the Union of Democratic Forces and the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (i.e. the Blue Coalition). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Demand Currency Peg Guarantees (Novinite.com) [Jan 26, 2010] Bulgaria?s right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) will support the GERB cabinet reshuffle with certain conditions. [via YahooNews] More >>