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Bulgaria Surprisingly Revives Ethnic Turks Leader Graft Case [Jan 03, 2012] Bulgaria's parliamentary commission on corruption has brought back on the agenda the graft allegations against Ahmed Dogan, leader of the opposition ethnic Turkish party, a year after he was fully acquitted. The commission has approached the prosecutor's office, asking for information on how the investigation is going. The probe was not suspended even though in February last year the Supreme ... [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 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's Ethnic Turkish Leader Exonerated from Conflict of Interests [Oct 18, 2010] Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court exonerated Monday Ahmed Dogan, leader of the opposition ethnic Turkish party, from conflict of interests. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ethnic Turks Leader Goes on Trial for Conflict of Interest [Sep 23, 2010] Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court will convene on Thursday, September 23, over the much anticipated trial for conflict of interest against Ahmed Dogan, leader of the opposition ethnic Turkish party, who received huge consulting fees on hydro energy projects while his party was in power. [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 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 >>

IMF Rebuts Reports of Criticism against Bulgaria Govt [Apr 15, 2010] The International Monetary Fund has vehemently denied statements made in the press about the meeting of the Mission Chief for Bulgaria Bas Bakker with the leader of the opposition conservative party "Order, Law and Justice Yane Yanev. [via YahooNews] More >>