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Bulgaria bans Soviet-era agents from top diplomat jobs [Jul 14, 2011] SOFIA, July 14 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament approved legal changes on Thursday to bar people identified as having collaborated with the secret police under pre-1990 communist rule from top diplomatic jobs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to clear Soviet-era spies from overseas embassies [May 26, 2011] Bulgaria could soon dismiss a raft of ambassadors linked to its former secret police, as it pushed legislation yesterday to clear the Balkan country?s diplomatic ranks from Communist-era secret services agents. [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 Not Ready for Schengen - Ex State Security Head [Jan 12, 2011] Bulgaria is still far from being fully prepared to join Schengen area, claims a security expert and key figure from the secret police during the communist regime. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Names Successor to Controversial Agent-Turned-Minister [Dec 20, 2010] Bulgaria's minister without portfolio, Bozhidar Dimitrov, who stepped down for having links with the Soviet-era secret police, will be most likely succeeded by the head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, Rossen Ivanov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria Secret Agents in National Protection Service [Apr 27, 2010] Bulgaria's Files Commission has released Tuesday the names of 73 high-ranking National Protection Service officials who have been collaborators of the former communist secret police. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Police Packed with State Security Collaborators [Apr 21, 2010] Bulgarias Files Commission has released the names of 70 Interior Ministry officials who were collaborators of the so called State Security, the secret police of the former communist regime. [via YahooNews] More >>

Modern Storehouse for Bulgaria Communist-Era Files [Apr 08, 2010] Bulgaria 's most important legacy from the communist regime, the secret police files, will be transferred to new buildings, located some twenty kilometers from the capital Sofia, near the town of Bankya. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria New EC Nominee Cleared of Murky Past Suspicions (Novinite.com) [Jan 26, 2010] A special panel, investigating Bulgaria's communist-era police files, has confirmed that the country's new European Commission nominee Kristalina Georgieva has not collaborated with the former secret police. [via YahooNews] More >>