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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 Must Negotiate Gas Price Cut with Gazprom ? Right-Wing MP [Feb 20, 2012] The right-wing Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party have demanded that the government immediately start talks with Russia's Gazprom to renegotiate the terms of the gas supply contract. The latest increase in retail gasoline and diesel prices caused the MPs to declare that the state had given up its authority over the Lukoil Neftochim refinery. Speaking at a Monday press conference, Dimtar ... [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 Rightists Divided over Proposed Fiscal Pact [May 31, 2011] The two major parties in Bulgaria's rightist 'Blue Coalition' have ended up in a discord over their support for the Financial Stability Pact, a Constitutional amendment proposed by Finance Minister Simeon Djankov. After on Monday the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party declared on behalf of the Blue Coalition that it will not support the amendment designed to restrict budget deficit, on Tuesday ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Right Wing Leader: Nationalists Defend Russian Interests [May 27, 2011] Russia's energy interests are behind Ataka's support for ruling party GERB, according to Ivan Kostov, leader of the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, DSB, party. In an interview for the morning broadcast of Nova TV, the DSB leader stated that nationalist Ataka party and its leader Volen Siderov were directly linked to the Russian embassy in Bulgaria and were defending Russian interests ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Slammed as Habitual Quitter, Shirker [May 12, 2011] Bulgaria's prime minister has grown the habit of leaving office before the term expires and this poses many questions, a right-wing opposition leader said. "Boyko Borisov supporters should ask themselves why he always withdraws from the positions he occupies before the end of his term in office," right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) leader Ivan Kostov said on Thursday, commenting on ... [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 Right-Wing: 'Tanovgate' Impacts National Security [Jan 10, 2011] Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov has no right to spy on any Bulgarian citizen, including ministers, said the leader of the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party, Ivan Kostov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Right-wing Leader Supports Removal of Discredited Diplomats [Dec 17, 2010] Bulgaria's ruling party GERB has to clean the country from the agents of the former State Security because they are like an anchor to the past, the leader of the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party, Ivan Kostov , said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Blue' Rightist Stages All-out Criticism of Cabinet's Economic Policy [Aug 30, 2010] The Bulgarian economy is doing very badly and the GERB cabinet is doing little to help it, stated Ivan Kostov, leader of the rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's PM to Talk State Properties in Parliament [Jul 30, 2010] Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov will answer questions by the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party Friday. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Rightist Allies Slam Bulgaria Rulers for Giving Up Euro Bid [Apr 09, 2010] The rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party has criticized the Borisov government for its decision to back out of applying for the Eurozone waiting room, the ERM II, in 2010. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Right-Wing Launches Attack on 'Energy Mafia' (Novinite.com) [Mar 30, 2010] Bulgaria's right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party had initiated a probe of the State-run energy companies, the party leadership informs Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Right Wing Leader Firmly against VAT Hike (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] The leader of the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), Ivan Kostov, firmly opposes the proposal to increase VAT by 2% for one year. The Value Added Tax (VAT) increase is going to deepen the crisis instead of alleviating the situation, Kostov believes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Call for President Impeachment (Novinite.com) [Mar 08, 2010] The Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party, which is part of the rightist Blue Coalition, demands a no-confidence vote for President, Georgi Parvanov, over the ?transcript? scandal. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria MP: Transcript Publication Violates Constitution (Novinite.com) [Mar 06, 2010] The leader of the rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), Ivan Kostov, has suggested that President Parvanov should publish all his recorded conversations. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists: Octopus Brought back Turkish Politician Death Case (Novinite.com) [Feb 24, 2010] New facts and evidence emerged during the high-profile police operation condemned ?Octopus,? the member of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), Atanas Atanasov says. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Want New EU Funds Management (Novinite.com) [Feb 22, 2010] The rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party is presenting to Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, a project for changes in the central management of the EU funds. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria MPs Move to Declare Revival Process Ethnic Cleansing (Novinite.com) [Feb 11, 2010] The leader of the rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, Ivan Kostov, says the assimilation policy of the totalitarian regime towards the Muslim population must be sent to the Prosecutor. [via YahooNews] More >>