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Ex Bulgaria PM: No Sanctions Warning in EC Land Swap Letter (Novinite.com) [Feb 04, 2010] Former Bulgaria PM and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev has stated that the EC letter to PM Boyko Borisov regarding land swaps did not include an suggestion of sanctions as claimed by the center-right GERB government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Petya Evtimova Becomes Bulgaria Deputy Education Minister (Novinite.com) [Jan 27, 2010] Bulgaria's Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, has made changes in his Deputies' appointments to increase the capacity in absorption of EU funds needed for the education reform. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Education Minister Calls for University Cooperation Agreements (Novinite.com) [Jan 20, 2010] Sergey Ignatov, Bulgaria's Education Minister, has proposed that the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) should negotiate framework agreements for cooperation with Bulgarian universities. [via YahooNews] More >>

Socialist Leader Urges Bulgaria PM for Jeleva Resignation Statement (Novinite.com) [Jan 20, 2010] Bulgarian Socialist Party Leader, Sergey Stanishev, has urged Bulgaria PM to make an immediate statement on the resignation of Rumiana Jeleva as Foreign Affairs Minister. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialist Leader Slams Government 'Gross Incompetence' (Novinite.com) [Jan 17, 2010] Bulgaria Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev has renewed his attacks on the government in general and on Rumiana Jeleva in particular. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex-Economy Minister Caught Abusing Parliament Vote (Novinite.com) [Dec 18, 2009] Bulgaria?s former Economy Minister in the Socialist government of Sergey Stanishev, Petar Dimitrov, has been caught violating Parliament voting rules Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialist Leader Lauds Ethnic Turkish Party Partnership (Novinite.com) [Dec 12, 2009] Former Bulgaria PM and Bulgarian Socialist Party Leader, Sergey Stanishev, has praised the partnership he formed with the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Commit to Energy Co-operation Protocols (Novinite.com) [Dec 11, 2009] Bulgaria Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Traicho Traykov, and the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Sergey Shmatko, have jointly signed the Protocol of the 13th Intergovernmental Bulgarian-Russian Commission for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. [via YahooNews] More >>

New Education Minister to Create Competition among Bulgaria Universities (Novinite.com) [Dec 03, 2009] Bulgaria?s new Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, declared Thursday that the measures he was putting forth were aimed at finally creating a competitive environment for the universities in the country. [via YahooNews] More >>

New Education Minister: Bulgaria Scholars Hostile to Change (Novinite.com) [Nov 30, 2009] Any urges to reform Bulgaria?s education system are met with an impenetrable stone wall erected by resisting academia. This has been stated Monday by Bulgaria?s new Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, in an interview for the bTV channel. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria New Education Minister Vows to Read All Textbooks (Novinite.com) [Nov 24, 2009] Bulgaria's new Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, is undertaking major changes in the systme of approving and selecting school textbooks. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

New Minister: Bulgaria Education Holds Last Place in EU Competitiveness (Novinite.com) [Nov 20, 2009] Speaking Friday on "Hello, Bulgaria", Nova TV's morning program, Education Minister Sergey Ignatov, gave his opinions on the state of Bulgarian higher education. [via YahooNews] More >>

New Minister: Bulgaria Education Holds Last Place in EU Competitiveness (Novinite.com) [Nov 20, 2009] Speaking Friday morning on TV, Bulgarian Education Minister Sergey Ignatov criticized the state of higher education in Bulgaria. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Socialist Leader: No More Independent Bulgaria under PM Borisov (Novinite.com) [Nov 14, 2009] Bulgaria Socialist Party leader and former PM, Sergey Stanishev, has written an article entitled "No more independence ... there is only Boyko", the BSP press center reported Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialist Leader: President Parvanov Victim of Revenge Plot (Novinite.com) [Nov 09, 2009] Bulgaria's former PM and Socialist Party leader, Sergey Stanishev, has stated that the moves by right-wing parties to impeach President Georgi Parvanov were part of a revenge plot. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialist Leader Stanishev Slams 2010 'Poverty' Budget (Novinite.com) [Nov 09, 2009] Bulgaria Socialist Party leader and former PM, Sergey Stanishev, has slammed the new center-right GERB government?s 2010 budget. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Says His Predecessor Lied about Charity Donation (Novinite.com) [Nov 07, 2009] Bulgaria's former government of PM Sergey Stanishev not only failed to give a charity donation that it promised to the Nova TV but it even did not included those funds in the state budget. [via YahooNews] More >>

Fifth Swine Flu Death in Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Nov 04, 2009] Bulgaria's Health Ministry has reported the fifth swine flu death in the country.... The Chief Sofia City Prosecutor, Nikolay Kokinov, stated Wednesday that it is too early to tell whether former Bulgaria PM Sergey Stanishev will end up in jail.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria PM Could Face Jail over Missing Security Documents (Novinite.com) [Nov 04, 2009] The Chief Sofia City Prosecutor, Nikolay Kokinov, stated Wednesday that it is too early to tell whether former Bulgaria PM Sergey Stanishev will end up in jail. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex-PM Stanishev: Borisov Had 100 Days of Lies, Failures (Novinite.com) [Nov 03, 2009] Bulgaria?s former Prime Minister, Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev, has described the first 100 days in office of his successor, Boyko Borisov, as three months of lies and failures. [via YahooNews] More >>