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Bulgaria Ex-EU Commissioner Finds New Party on Europe Day [May 09, 2012] Former European Commissioner and former Bulgarian Presidential runner Meglena Kuneva announced officially the transformation of her civic movement to a political party on Europe Day, May 9. "Bulgaria for Citizens" will provide solutions for Bulgarians, so that they may have an alternative other than Terminal 2," said Meglena Kuneva at the event in the Danube town of Ruse, referring to the large ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Kuneva: Bulgaria Suffers from 'Boykonomics' [Apr 18, 2012] Bulgaria's ex-EU Commissioner and current leader of a civic movement, Meglena Kuneva, has declared she is disgusted with the mishandling of the Bulgarian economy by the government of the center-right party GERB and PM Boyko Borisov. Speaking on BNT Wednesday, Kuneva described the "failed" economic policies of the Borisov Cabinet as "Boykonomics". "There are constant discrepancies in the economic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kuneva Still Abstains from Founding Political Party [Mar 17, 2012] Bulgaria's ex EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva has declared she is not ready yet to turn her civic movement into a full-fledged political party. Kuneva was Bulgaria's chief negotiator with the EU in 2001-2005, Bulgaria's EU Affairs Minister in 2005-2007, and Bulgaria's first EU Commissioner in 2007-2009, founded last year a movement called "Bulgaria for the Citizens". Last week she quit her ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Civic Project on Way to Politics [Feb 04, 2012] The civic movement, dubbed "Bulgaria for Citizens," established by former Bulgarian European Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, is on its way to turn into a political party. On Saturday, during the first ever meeting in the country, after the establishment of the movement, Kuneva told about 100 citizens of the city of Shumen that "Bulgaria for Citizens" could turn into a political project. She ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kuneva Vows 'No Endorsement' for President Runoff [Oct 25, 2011] Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria's presidential candidate, who ended third in the October 23 race, reiterated Tuesday that she was not going to endorse any of the two remaining runners who will face each other Sunday. Kuneva, the first and now-ex-Bulgarian EU Commissioner, formerly from the party of ex King and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, National Movement for Stability and Prosperity, NMSP, ran ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kuneva Denies Flirting with Socialists over Presidency Bid [Oct 24, 2011] Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria's former European Commissioner, who finished third in the presidential elections on Sunday, has vehemently denied claims that her nomination was at one point embraced by the previously ruling Socialist Party. "I have never discussed this issue and have never taken part in meetings that discussed it," Kuneva said at a press conference after exit polls emerged in response ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Independent Presidential Candidate Meglena Kuneva: Bulgaria Needs Non-Partisanship and Competitiveness [Oct 21, 2011] Interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with Meglena Kuneva, independent candidate for President of the Republic of Bulgaria in the 2011 presidential elections. Meglena Kuneva is a former Minister of EU Affairs in the government of Simeon Saxe-Coburg and the NSMP party (2001-2005), three-way coalition government (2005-2007), Bulgaria's Chief Negotiator in the EU accession talks in 2001 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Presidential Runner: I Refused All GERB Collaboration Offers [Oct 12, 2011] Bulgaria's presidential candidate, Meglena Kuneva, vowed Wednesday to work for changing the system with the appointments at public posts in the State. Kuneva, who is running as an independent, is considered one of the top three contenders for the presidential office. She is also Bulgaria's first and now former EU Commissioner from the party of ex Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex EU Lady to Face Court over Presidential Bid [Aug 18, 2011] Bulgaria's former European Commissioner Meglena Kuneva is likely to end up at the Constitutional Court as the controversy over her eligibility for presidential runner mounts. The country's biggest nationalist party Ataka has renewed its efforts to prevent the country's former European Commissioner from running for president, saying she does not have the constitutional and moral right to do that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex EU Commissioner Named Favorite in Bulgaria's Presidential Race [Aug 08, 2011] Austrian daily Der Standard has declared former EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva as the favorite to win Bulgaria's forthcoming presidential elections in October. An extensive interview with the independent presidential candidate dated August 05 sheds light on her political agenda. Bulgaria's first and former European Commissioner opens the talks with Austrian journalist Markus Bernath by rejecting ... [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's Presidential Hopeful Rejects Support of 'Spies' [Jun 22, 2011] The initiative committee for the presidential elections should not have as members people associated with the former and current security services, according to presidential candidate, Meglena Kuneva. In an interview for the TV channel bTV, Kuneva, who is Bulgaria's first and former EU Commissioner, and former member of the party of ex King and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg ? National ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Needs 'More EU' - Presidential Runner [Jun 19, 2011] Bulgaria needs to move closer to the EU standards if it willing to introduce transparency in high-level appointments and fight corruption, according to non-partisan presidential candidate Meglena Kuneva. "Bulgaria is far from the standard for transparent appointments. It is Europe that has to enter Bulgaria, not vice versa," she told the Bulgarian National Radio Sunday. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Deputy PM: Former Tsar Is Best Presidential Candidate [Jun 13, 2011] Daniel Vulchev, Former Bulgarian Education Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, has termed Simeon Saxe-Coburg, former Bulgarian Tsar and Prime Minister, the best presidential candidate. In a Monday interview for the morning broadcast of Nova TV, Vulchev, who is part of the initiative committee supporting ex EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva at the autumn 2011 presidential elections, added that Saxe ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 2011 Presidential Race: Same Old Song? [Jun 07, 2011] The announcement of ex-EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva's bid for the fall presidential elections in Bulgaria has provoked comments from political competitors that throw negative light on the nature of pre-election debate. Even at the early stages of the race, one might well get the feeling that instead of a substantive discussion among differing visions of their country's future, Bulgarians will ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Former EU commissioner Meglena Kuneva to run for president in Bulgaria [Jun 06, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Meglena Kuneva, a former EU commissioner, says she will run for Bulgaria's presidency as an independent candidate in the election this autumn. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Kuneva Officially Unveils Presidential Bid [Jun 06, 2011] An initiative committee of 53 people has officially backed the presidential bid of Bulgaria's ex EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva for the elections in the fall of 2011. The committee features a wide range of prominent Bulgarians, including sculptor Georgi Chapkanov, former Deputy Prime Minister in the Stanishev Cabinet Daniel Valchev, film director Iglika Trifonova, actresses Yoana Bukovska and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria and Italy in Europe of the Spirit: 132 Years of Diplomatic Relations [Jun 02, 2011] Article by Meglena Kuneva, former Bulgarian EU Commissioner, for the "International Survey: Bulgaria-Italy" of Novnnite.com (Sofia News Agency) ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Commissioner Firm over Presidency Bid - Report [May 07, 2011] Meglena Kuneva, former EU Commissioner for consumer protection, has already agreed to run for Bulgaria's president in the autumn despite speculations over her eligibility, insiders say. "Kuneva's candidature for the presidential elections is expected to be officially announced by the end of this month," 24 hours daily reported, citing anonymous sources close to her. Daniel Valchev, former ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex-EU Commissioner Vows to Be Non-Partisan President [May 02, 2011] Bulgaria needs a non-partisan President, Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria's former EU Commissioner, stated Monday. Kuneva would therefore only run in the upcoming elections as a non-partisan candidate, she herself declared before the Bulgarian National Television, reiterating what she already said on a couple of occasions. "It was the media that got me involved in the presidential campaign," Kuneva ... [via YahooNews] More >>