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Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Ranks in Top 3 of Most Trusted Politicians - Poll [Mar 05, 2012] Bulgaria's center-right ruling party GERB is gradually losing support but still retains its advantage over its political rivals, according to a poll conducted by Alpha Research at the end of February. If the trend persists, the issue of GERB's coalition partner will occupy center stage in the period leading up to the parliamentary elections, the pollsters argue. Alfa Research's poll, conducted ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Rulers Scrap Raising MP Salaries [Feb 14, 2012] MPs from Bulgaria's center right ruling GERB party have filed a motion to continue a freeze on parlamentarians' salaries that expired in the beginning of 2012. In 2011 Bulgarian MPs had their salaries frozen, even though per statute they equals three times the average monthly salary in the country's public sector for the last month of the latest quarter. MPs had nonetheless decided that in view ... [via YahooNews] More >>

The Bulgaria 2011 Review: Finance [Jan 07, 2012] Bulgaria and the Eurozone Bulgaria Still Wants In, Preaches Common Sense In 2011 Bulgaria's center-right government continued, even though with varying degrees of zeal, to pursue European integration and made clear that the single currency woes and doomsayers' warnings of a possible crack-up will not give it a pause. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Expectedly Survives Third No Confidence Vote [Jul 26, 2011] Bulgaria's center-right government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov expectedly survived on Tuesday a no confidence vote, submitted by the opposition over its alleged failure in home affairs and Schengen accession. A total of 143 members of parliament voted against the motion, 91 supported it, while 1 abstained. MPs from the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Plead Eurocopter to Cancel 3 Out of 6 Panther Helicopters [Jun 15, 2011] Bulgaria's Cabinet has authorized Defense Minister Anyu Angelov to conduct talks with helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter in order to shake off the purchase of 3 out of 6 "Panther" helicopters for the Bulgarian Navy. Wednesday's decision is the latest in a series of attempts on part of Bulgaria's center-right Borisov Cabinet to renegotiate a number of major arms purchase deals made by previous ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Govt Wants to Raise BGN 450 M from Privatization in 2011 [Mar 25, 2011] Bulgaria's center-right GERB party Cabinet plans to raise BGN 450 M from privatization of fully or partly state-owned companies in 2011, according to Emil Karanikolov, head of the Privatization Agency. The companies on the table include a couple of "giants" ? cigarette-maker Bulgartabac, Bulgaria's largest military plant VMZ Sopot, and construction company Technoexportstroy ? as well as some ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Anti-Corruption Unit to Lack Operational Functions [Feb 17, 2011] Bulgaria's Center for Combating Corruption (BORKOR) will operate analytically, but will not have operational functions, according to Eleonora Nikolova, nominated for Deputy Chair of the unit. In an interview for the Bulgarian private TV channel bTV on Thursday, she said that BORKOR might review the signal for corruption in the Customs Agency, announced earlier by the former Deputy head Antoniy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Government Expectedly Survives Confidence Vote [Jan 20, 2011] Bulgaria's center-right government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov expectedly survived a confidence vote on Thursday, faced to preempt a censure motion by the opposition. A total of 141 members of parliament voted in favor of the government, 72 did not support the confidence motion, while another 13 abstained. The positive outcome came after nearly eight hours of debates and thanks to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

The Bulgaria 2010 Review: Finance [Jan 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov. Photo by BGNES Bulgaria's center-right government revived its plans to apply to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, after it was forced to drop the euro bid in April this year over a larger than expected 2009 deficit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria and the Eurozone [Jan 07, 2011] Bulgaria's center-right government revived its plans to apply to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, after it was forced to drop the euro bid in April this year over a larger than expected 2009 deficit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Faces First No Confidence Vote [Oct 01, 2010] Bulgaria's center-right government is set to be challenged for the first time since the beginning of its term in a motion of no confidence initiated by the opposition over its health care policy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Confirms Break up of Energy Mega Structure [Jun 28, 2010] Bulgaria's center-right government has confirmed plans to dissolve a mega-structure, which groups all big state-owned energy firms. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Confirms Break up of Energy Mega Structure [May 21, 2010] Bulgaria's center-right government has confirmed plans to dissolve a mega-structure, which groups all big state-owned energy firms. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ally Puts Bulgaria Govt on Hot Seat over Anti-Crisis Measures [May 16, 2010] Bulgaria's center-right government, which swept to power in July last year, has been harshly criticized by one of its allies over a failure to tackle the crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin: Predecessors Wallowed in Mud [Apr 14, 2010] Bulgaria's center-right government has assigned top priority to tightening the banking supervision and stemming the leaks, the finance minister said. Bulgaria should become the country in the whole of Europe, not only Eastern Europe, which offers the best business conditions. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Vows to Form New Energy Mega Structure [Apr 14, 2010] After renewing its plans to dissolve a mega-structure, which groups all big state-owned energy firms, Bulgaria's center-right government has decided to bring them together in a new holding. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Vows to Break up Energy Mega Structure [Apr 09, 2010] Bulgaria 's center-right government has renewed plans to dissolve a mega-structure, which groups all big state-owned energy firms. "We are currently making an analysis on how to transform the structure, Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gives up Euro Bid on Hidden Deficit [Apr 09, 2010] Bulgaria 's center-right government abandoned plans on Friday to apply to join the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called Eurozone waiting room, over a larger than expected 2009 deficit caused by unaccounted procurement deals, signed by the previous Socialist-led cabinet. [via YahooNews] More >>

Upbeat FiMin Says Bulgaria Heads for Crisis Exit [Apr 01, 2010] A day after Bulgaria 's center-right government approved an austerity plan to narrow the budget deficit and avoid currency pressure, the finance minister expressed confidence that the country will successfully exit the crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Makes U-Turn over VAT Hike (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] Bulgaria's center-right government has dropped plans to increase the value-added tax by 2 percentage points to to 22 percent, reports say. [via YahooNews] More >>