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Bulgaria Must Set Up Guarantee Fund to Handle Stranded Tourists - Expert [Jan 04, 2012] Rumen Draganov, Director of the Institute for Analyses and Assessment of Tourism, has suggested that guarantee fund should be set up for cases of Bulgarian tourists left stranded abroad. In a Wednesday interview, he explained that the lack of such a facility meant that there was no mechanism through which Bulgarian citizens and citizens from other countries using Bulgarian tour operators could ... [via YahooNews] More >>

WikiLeaks: Bulgaria's Ex Economy Minister Rumen Ovcharov Controversial, Charming [May 30, 2011] Diplomatic cables of the US embassy in Sofia, dated February 26, 2007, has been revealed on WikiLeaks and provided to the project for investigative journalism www.bivol.bg, bringing out new details about the dark side of Bulgaria's former Minister of Economy and Energy Rumen Ovcharov, a member of the Socialist Party. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex-Top Cop Bashes Former US Envoy [May 18, 2011] Rumen Petkov, Bulgaria's former Interior Minister, verbally assaulted former US Ambassador, John Beyrle. "I am dismayed by how the any Ambassador can write lies and slanders, on the basis of which the US forms its official position," Petkov told the Bulgarian TV7 channel Wednesday. He was referring to a recently published WikiLeaks diplomatic cable, in which former US Ambassador John Beyrle ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Top Cop Renews Attacks on US Diplomats [May 18, 2011] Former Bulgarian Interior Minister, Rumen Petkov, launched Wednesday a new attack on the former US Ambassador to Sofia, John Beyrle and the current one - James Warlick. In an interview for TV7, Petkov, who is currently a Member of the Parliament from the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), said he was "astonished to learn that US Ambassadors write cables based on rumors and gossip, which ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightists Fail to Name Common Presidential Runner [Apr 27, 2011] The Union of Democratic Forces and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, the two parties composing the Bulgarian rightist Blue Coalition, could not come up with a common presidential candidate. This means the joint candidature will be chosen in a preliminary election on May 15. On Tuesday, after a secret vote, the Union of Democratic Forces named their vice-chair Rumen Hristov as their presidential ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialist MP Left High and Dry with No Salary [Apr 03, 2011] Socialist Rumen Ovcharov, Bulgaria's former Energy and Economy Minister, who left the previous government in the wake of a corruption scandal, has been dealt an unexpected blow by a dead foe. At the beginning of the month Ovcharov was unpleasantly surprised to find out that his latest salary as member of the Bulgarian parliament has not been transferred to his bank account, as it was frozen upon ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex-Interior Head Vows to Roast US Ambassador [Mar 09, 2011] Rumen Petkov, Bulgaria's controversial ex-Interior Minister has said he will send letters to the US Senate and Congress bashing US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick. In the letters, Petkov, who is currently an MP from the leftist Bulgarian Socialist Party, will 'sketch some typical tendencies in US Ambassador James Warlick's behavior'. Petkov's war against Warlick was triggered at the end of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Anti-Corruption Unit to Cost BGN 2 M per Year [Feb 20, 2011] The newly established Center for Prevention of Organized Crime and Corruption (BORKOR) will cost the Bulgarian state budget BGN 2 M per year, according to the unit's head, Rumen Milanov. "The project for BORKOR began implementing during the previous government. This is a new approach, which has not been implemented in Bulgaria.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Interior Min Makes Scandalous Allegations Against Customs Boss [Jan 22, 2011] Rumen Petkov, Bulgaria's former socialist Minister of Interior, stated he fired the present Customs Agency head Vanyo Tanov from the ministry upon discovering his ties to drug trafficking circles. "We caught Tanov in contact with a woman close to Serbian drug trafficker Budimir Kujovic," explained Petkov in an interview for Nova TV Saturday evening. Vanyo Tanov was appointed director of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex-Interior Minister: Schengen Funds Stolen [Jan 03, 2011] Bulgaria's former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov has claimed that Schengen funds have been stolen in Bulgaria. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Discredited Ex Minister: US Ambassador is Cynic Liar [Dec 03, 2010] Bulgaria's former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov has slammed as lies claims that the US Embassy in Sofia duly informed him on the reasons behind the annulment of his non-immigrant visa. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Discredited Ex Minister: US Ambassador is Cynic Liar [Dec 03, 2010] Bulgaria's former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov has slammed as lies claims that the US Embassy in Sofia duly informed him on the reasons behind the annulment of his non-immigrant visa. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Minister Slams Predecessor for Giving In to Gazprom [Jul 01, 2010] Bulgarias Economy and Energy Minister Traikov has blamed his predecessor Rumen Ovcharov who succumbing to pressure from Gazprom to renegotiate the Russian natural gas supplies for the country in 2006. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria Economy Minister Slams Confrontational Govt [Apr 23, 2010] Bulgarias Ex Socialist Economy Minister Rumen Ovcharov has slammed the current center-right GERB government for sending a report on the previous Bulgarian government to the Prosecutors Office. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Minister Set to Refer Past Energy Deals to Prosecution [Apr 01, 2010] Bulgaria 's ex Energy Minister, Rumen Ovcharov, plans to refer to the Prosecutor's Office two crucial energy deals made in the late 1990s. [via YahooNews] More >>

Chief Architect of Bulgaria Plovdiv Loses License over DUI (Novinite.com) [Mar 23, 2010] The drivers license of the Chief Architect of the Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv, Rumen Rusev, has been suspended over DUI. The information was reported by the Plovdiv police. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria Interior Minister Slams FinMin over President Scandal (Novinite.com) [Mar 12, 2010] Former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov has slammed Finance Minister Simeon Djankov over his argument with Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Minister Calls for Bulgaria Majority Share in Belene NPP (Novinite.com) [Feb 24, 2010] Bulgaria's socialist former Energy and Economy Minister, Rumen Ovcharov, has stated that the only way for the Belene nuclear power plant construction to proceed is with Bulgaria having a majority share in the project. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Socialist Economy Minister Exits Politics (Novinite.com) [Feb 05, 2010] Socialist Rumen Ovcharov, Bulgaria's former Energy and Economy Minister, who left the previous government in the wake of a corruption scandal, has announced the end of his political career. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria Economy Minister: BGN 800 M Not Returned to Firms (Novinite.com) [Jan 29, 2010] Bulgaria?s former Economy and Energy Minister, Rumen Ovcharov, has stated that BGN 800 M in V.A.T rebates has not been returned to private companies on time. [via YahooNews] More >>