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Education Minister: Bulgaria in Dire Need of Reform [Aug 26, 2010] Bulgarias Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, is against the idea of paid college education. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Education Minister: Bulgaria in Dire Need of Reform [Aug 26, 2010] Bulgaria urgently needs a fundamental reform in higher education and science, Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Ministers Face Grilling over Corruption Charges Sept [Aug 17, 2010] Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Socialist Party, is expected to be questioned at the beginning of September, nearly two months after he was formally charged over the leak of a classified report on organized crime that shattered the country last year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists Alarmed over EVN Stake in Hydro Project [Jul 30, 2010] Bulgaria's former prime minister and Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev has slammed an agreement under which the Austrian utility EVN got a majority stake in Bulgaria hydro project on the Arda river, known as Gorna Arda. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Former Prime Minister Stanishev Formally Charged [Jul 14, 2010] Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Socialist Party, has been formally charged over the leak of a classified report on organized crime that shattered the country at the end of last year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Socialists: We Are Not to Blame for Gas Prices [Jun 30, 2010] Bulgaria's former PM Sergey Stanishev expressed his belief that the previous cabinet has succeeded in defending the country's interests with respect to the Russia n natural gas supplies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Socialists: We Are Not to Blame for Gas Prices [Jun 30, 2010] Bulgaria's former PM Sergey Stanishev expressed his belief that the previous cabinet has succeeded in defending the country's interests with respect to the Russian natural gas supplies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Revamps High-school Exit Exam [Jun 14, 2010] Bulgarias Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, says the matriculation exam results must be analyzed and used to improve educations quality. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Academy of Sciences Under Financial Scrutiny [May 18, 2010] The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) will be subjected to a financial audit, stated Tuesday Bulgaria's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Academy of Sciences Under Financial Scrutiny [May 18, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Education, Sergey Ignatov, plans to go ahead with reforming BAS despite strong protests by the country's academics. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

State Subsidy for Bulgaria Private Schools Put on Hold [May 12, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Education, Sergey Ignatov, was forced to revoke decision to grant state subsidies to private high schools due to budget deficit. [via YahooNews] More >>

State Subsidy for Bulgaria Private Schools Put on Hold [May 12, 2010] Bulgaria's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov put on hold the Cabinet's decision to subsidize private schools in Bulgaria and thus reduce paid tuition taxes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Socialist Leader Stanishev: Bulgaria Proud of Its Anti-Fascists [May 09, 2010] Bulgaria has much to be proud of because its anti-fascists took part in the struggle against the greatest threat for the world in the 20th century, according to ex PM and Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev. [via YahooNews] More >>

Socialists Demand Resignation of Bulgaria Government [May 01, 2010] During 1st May rally, Bulgaria's socialist leader Sergey Stanishev said that the first anti-crisis measure possible for Bulgaria is to oust the GERB ruling party. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists Hold Protests on Labor Day [May 01, 2010] Leader of Bulgaria's socialists Sergey Stanishev will give a speech in front of May 1 demonstrators that will criticize the policy of the new GERB government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EX PM Named for Top Notch Post with PES [Apr 30, 2010] The leadership of the Party of the European Socialists (PES) named former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Sergey Stanishev, Chair of the newly created Foreign Policy Network. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EX PM Named for Top Notch Post with PES [Apr 30, 2010] Former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Sergey Stanishev, is respected by PES for his extensive experience in Foreign and European affairs. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Lisbon Strategy Forces Bulgaria to Provide Education for 4-Year-Olds [Apr 30, 2010] Bulgaria Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, has said that the EU Lisbon Strategy means that the Bulgarian government must cover the education of 4-year-olds. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex PM Expects to Be 'Blamed for Everything' [Apr 29, 2010] Bulgaria's ex PM and Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev said that he expected to be blamed for everything commenting on information that he will face charges after the May holidays. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt to Draft New Children, Family Act [Apr 29, 2010] Bulgaria's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov thinks that repressive measures are not a solution to child abuse but only exacerbate the problem. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>