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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 Ex PM Denies Charges, Slams 'Political Tricks' [Aug 19, 2011] Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's former prime minister and leader of the opposition Socialist Party, who was charged last year over the leak of a classified report on organized crime, said it was no accident that the deadlock in his trial was broken now. "The investigation against me from the very beginning is highly politicized. It was a year ago when my lawyer forecast the case will enter the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex PM Stanishev Escapes Court, Faces Slim Fine [Aug 17, 2011] Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's former prime minister and leader of the opposition Socialist Party, who was charged last year over the leak of a classified report on organized crime, should be punished with a fine, prosecutors have said. Prosecutors say the former prime minister is guilty of losing seven confidential documents, which he has received personally and has signed. The indictment was ... [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 Ex PM: My Trial Part of Vote 2011 Parapharnelia [Jul 03, 2011] Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's former prime minister and leader of the opposition Socialist Party, who was charged last year over the leak of a classified report on organized crime, expects the deadlock in his trial to be broken right before the elections. "I expect to see developments in the case ahead of the upcoming general elections in the autumn,", Sergey Stanishev told Trud daily while in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists Still Split over 'Kuneva for President' [Jul 03, 2011] Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria's former European Commissioner and candidate for president, continues to be an apple of discord for the members of the previously ruling Socialist Party, analysts say. "The nomination of Meglena Kuneva is enthusiastically embraced and promoted by leader and former Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev, but the more conservative members of the party vehemently oppose it ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Former PM Stanishev May Escape Court [Mar 18, 2011] Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's former prime minister and leader of the opposition Socialist Party, is likely to steer clear of the court room despite charges over the leak of a classified report on organized crime. "The prosecutor's office will make one more and last attempt to find the confidential documents, which triggered the investigation against Sergey Stanishev. This is the reason why the ... [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 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 Ex Ministers Face Grilling over Corruption Charges Sept [Aug 17, 2010] Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Socialist Party, is expected to be questioned at the beginning of September, nearly two months after he was formally charged over the leak of a classified report on organized crime that shattered the country last year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists Alarmed over EVN Stake in Hydro Project [Jul 30, 2010] Bulgaria's former prime minister and Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev has slammed an agreement under which the Austrian utility EVN got a majority stake in Bulgaria hydro project on the Arda river, known as Gorna Arda. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria ex-PM charged over files [Jul 15, 2010] Bulgaria's former Prime Minister, Sergei Stanishev, is charged over missing papers containing state secrets. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria ex-PM charged over files [Jul 15, 2010] Bulgaria's former Prime Minister, Sergei Stanishev, is charged over missing papers containing state secrets. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's former prime minister charged over missing state, NATO secrets [Jul 14, 2010] Bulgaria's former prime minister has been charged with mishandling classified documents while in office 2005-09. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's former prime minister charged over missing state, NATO secrets [Jul 14, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's former prime minister has been charged with mishandling classified documents while in office 2005-09. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's former prime minister charged over missing state, NATO secrets [Jul 14, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's former prime minister has been charged with mishandling classified documents while in office 2005-09. Prosecutors say Sergei Stanishev allegedly failed to return seven confidential reports, including state secrets, after losing national elections a year ago. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Former Prime Minister Stanishev Formally Charged [Jul 14, 2010] Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Socialist Party, has been formally charged over the leak of a classified report on organized crime that shattered the country at the end of last year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex PM Faces Fine for Losing Confidential Reports [Jul 07, 2010] Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev will face charges over allegedly displaced confidential reports by the National State Security Agency (DANS). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EX PM Named for Top Notch Post with PES [Apr 30, 2010] The leadership of the Party of the European Socialists (PES) named former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Sergey Stanishev, Chair of the newly created Foreign Policy Network. [via YahooNews] More >>