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Bulgaria Should Sell Belene Nuclear Reactor - Right-Wing Leader [Mar 21, 2012] Bulgaria should sell its new Russian nuclear reactor, according to Ivan Kostov, co-chair of the right-wing Blue Coalition. The reactor can be sold to one of the Russian nuclear power plants that are currently out of operation, Kostoc explained. In an interview for TV7, the former PM (1997-2001) firmly opposed the construction of Bulgaria's potential second nuclear power plant in the Danube town ... [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 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'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 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 Warns of Looming Snap Polls [Feb 02, 2011] The government's penchant to steer clear of scandals by burying its head in the sand will trigger early elections in Bulgaria, forecasts the leader of a right-wing party, only until recently an ally of the cabinet. "Just as you run away from certain topics, you can suddenly end up in an early elections race," Ivan Kostov, head of the conservative Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, which is now part ... [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 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'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 Revised Budget under Fire from Right, Left [Jun 15, 2010] The co-Chairs of Bulgaria's right-wing Blue Coalition the DSB leader, Ivan Kostov, and the UDF leader, Martin Dimitrov (l), demand guarantees the ruling GERB will carry out the planned structural reforms. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt's Allies Insist on Getting IMF Bailout Aid [May 12, 2010] Bulgaria's rightist leader Ivan Kostov (standing) has demanded that government should ask the IMF for a bailout loan. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Nationalist Leader in Hot Water over Anti-Semite Talk [May 05, 2010] Bulgaria's Prosecutor Office must probe the leader of the far-right, nationalist Ataka party, Volen Siderov, over his statements involving the Israeli Embassy in Sofia, right-wing leader, Ivan Kostov, declared. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Nationalist Leader in Hot Water over Anti-Semite Talk [May 05, 2010] Bulgaria's right-wing leader, Ivan Kostov, says the unwavering support of the Borisov cabinet on the part of the nationalist Ataka party is very dangerous. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rightist Leader: Bulgaria in Grave Fiscal Crisis [Apr 13, 2010] Bulgaria is in a state of a very serious fiscal crisis, according to right-wing leader Ivan Kostov. Kostov, Co-Chair of the Blue Coalition supporting in principle the Borisov government, has criticized the ruling party GERB for its indecisiveness with respect to reforms. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Right Wing: Rift with GERB Deepens over Crisis Reform [Apr 12, 2010] The co-Chair of Bulgaria 's Blue Coalition, Ivan Kostov, warns that differences between the right wing and the ruling GERB will deepen if the cabinet backs off from the economic reform. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Right Wing: Rift with GERB Deepens over Crisis Reform [Apr 12, 2010] The co-Chair of Bulgaria 's right-wing Blue Coalition and leader of DSB, Ivan Kostov, is highly critical of the GERB effort to fight the deepening economic crisis in the country. [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 >>