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Bulgaria's Podkrepa Labor Confederation Quits Tripartite Cooperation Council [Nov 18, 2011] Bulgaria's Podkrepa Labor Confederation is leaving the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation and demands the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Simeon Djankov over his plans to increase the retirement age by a year as of January 2012. In a Friday interview for the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), Evgeni Dushkov, Chair of Podkrepa's National Strike Committee, explained ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Appoints New Deputy Health Minister [Jun 08, 2011] Kiril Dobrev will replace Mihail Zortev as Bulgaria's new Deputy Health Minister, the ministry has announced. Zortev announced his resignation on Monday, citing complex, but largely unspecified reasons. Currently, Dobrev is serving as Director of the University Hospital in the Bulgarian town of Stara Zagora. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Transport Minister Swears In [May 19, 2011] Bulgaria's Deputy Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski will be put in charge of the department in the wake of Minister Tsvetkov's surprising resignation, the parliament decided. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov proposed on Wednesday to parliament that Alexander Tsvetkov is dismissed and replaced by Ivaylo Moskovski. The proposal was supported on Thursday by 105 votes.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Deputy Economy, Energy Minister Quits Too [May 18, 2011] Bulgaria's deputy minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Mariy Kossev has resigned, it emerged on Wednesday just minutes after the news about the resignation of the transport minister broke. Kossev will be replaced by Delyan Dobrev, member of parliament from the ruling GERB party, who has so far served as deputy chair of the energy commission. Mariy Kosev is the second deputy minister in charge ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Transport Minister to be Succeeded by Deputy - Report [May 18, 2011] Bulgaria's Deputy Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski will be put in charge of the department in the wake of Minister Tsvetkov's surprising resignation, according to reports. In his capacity of deputy minister, Ivaylo Moskovski has been responsible for the absorption of EU funds under the Transport Operative Program. Over the last few weeks EU Funds Minister Tomislav Donchev repeatedly praised ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Transport Minister Surprisingly Resigns [May 18, 2011] Bulgaria's transport minister Alexander Tsvetkov has unexpectedly submitted his resignation, it emerged on Wednesday. The information was confirmed by Education Minister Sergei Ignatov and Defense Minister Anyu Anguelov, who said the announcement was made earlier in the day by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Social Security Head Resigns under Pressure [May 17, 2011] The head of Bulgaria's Social Security Institute (NOI) Hristina Mitreva has submitted her resignation despite her firm determination to remain at the post. The news was broken by Valentin Nikolov, deputy chairman of the parliamentary group of the ruling party GERB. "Mitreva stated at the meeting of the parliamentary group that she has always acted professionally.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Chief Prosecutor: Security Agency Head Resignation Act of Integrity [Feb 17, 2011] Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev defined the resignation of the national security agency head, Tsvetlin Yovchev, as an "act of old-fashioned integrity". On Thursday, Velchev said that the State Agency for National Security (DANS) director is a worthy man and that based on his reasons, his resignation has nothing to do with the eavesdropping scandal involving top officials. On Wednesday ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Former Diaspora Minister Quits Parliament Too [Feb 09, 2011] Bulgaria's former minister without portfolio Bozhidar Dimitrov has been formally dismissed as member of parliament, a month after he quit the government for having links with the Soviet-era secret police. The resignation was supported by 129 MPs, three voted against and another two abstained. Under an amendment, initiated by Dimitrov himself, he will be replaced in parliament by the next runner ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Axes Minister without Portfolio Post [Feb 03, 2011] Bulgaria's government has officially removed the post Minister without Portfolio following the resignation of Bozhidar Dimitrov, who stepped down at the end of last year for having links with the Soviet-era secret police. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has explained that the functions of the Minister without Portfolio, who has been responsible for the Bulgarian communities abroad, could be taken ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees Largest Tobacco Growers' Protest Ever [Jan 24, 2011] Some 10 000 tobacco growers blockaded Bulgaria's major international road to Turkey demanding the Cabinet's resignation. What has been described as the largest ever protest rally of tobacco growers was supported by activists of the opposition ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms). The tobacco growers' issues are traditionally promoted by the DPS as many of the tobacco ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Party Slams Resigning Dissenter as Provocateur [Jan 18, 2011] Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) has accepted the resignation from its leadership of Kasim Dal, who is emerging as a major dissenter. Last week Dal, a MP who is formerly the right hand of DPS founder and leader Ahmed Dogan, declared he submitted his resignation and slammed Dogan accusing him of authoritarian control of the party, abandonment of its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Green Party Demands Eco Minister Resignation [Oct 13, 2010] Bulgaria's "Greens" party has demanded the resignation of the Minister of Environment, Nona Karadzhova, and her Deputy, Evdokiya Maneva. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Health Minister Claims Copay Not Determined Yet [Sep 29, 2010] Anna-Maria Borisova, Bulgaria's Health Minister, has claimed that the reforms always affect someone's interests and this was the reason for the demand for her resignation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Sporting Head Resigns after Back-to-Back Defeats [Sep 08, 2010] Bulgaria's sporting director Nasko Sirakov has confirmed his resignation, following the football team Euro 2012 qualifying campaign that he has branded a "tragedy". [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 0-1 Montenegro: Stoilov resignation [Sep 08, 2010] Bulgaria coach Stanimir Stoilov announced his resignation immediately after his side suffered their second defeat to start their Euro 2012 campaign at home to Montenegro. [via YahooNews] More >>

Soccer-Bulgaria coach quits after home defeat by Montenegro [Sep 07, 2010] Bulgaria coach Stanimir Stoilov announced his resignation after Tuesday's 1-0 home defeat by Montenegro in Euro 2012 Group G qualifying. [via YahooNews] More >>

Underfire Bulgaria coach stands down [Sep 07, 2010] Bulgaria coach Stanimir Stoilov announced his resignation here on Tuesday in the aftermath of his team's second successive Euro 2012 qualifier defeat. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Min Snubs Calls to Resign over Vulgar Expletive [Sep 03, 2010] Bulgaria's diaspora minister, Bozhidar Dimitrov, whose profane expletive at the critics of what are believed to be relics of John the Baptist prompted calls for his resignation, has made it clear he has no intention to quit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ruling Party Member Out of Key Posts [Sep 01, 2010] The executive body of Bulgaria's ruling party GERB has accepted the resignation of Genoveva Aleksieva as deputy chair of two parliamentary committees after she was tangled in scandal over alleged conflicts of interest. [via YahooNews] More >>