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Ex Tsar Saxe-Coburg: Getting Bulgaria in EU Made Me Become PM [Apr 24, 2012] Bulgaria?s ex Tsar and ex Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg has published an article claiming that his primary motivation for ?accepting? to head the Bulgarian government in 2001 was to make the country an EU member. The article in question appeared on Saxe-Coburg?s website on Tuesday, April 24, apparently intended to note the anniversary since the signing of Bulgaria?s EU accession treaty seven ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex-PM, Tsar Lauds Microcredit as Recovery from Crisis [Dec 03, 2011] Microcrediting gives great opportunities for many in times of economic crisis, argues Bulgarian ex-PM and erstwhile Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg in an article published on his personal website. In the piece issued Saturday, Saxe-Coburg, who was Bulgaria's PM 2001-5, stated that Bulgaria needs to assume a pro-active attitude to the crisis and rely not just on austerity, but also to simulate the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kuneva Vows 'No Endorsement' for President Runoff [Oct 25, 2011] Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria's presidential candidate, who ended third in the October 23 race, reiterated Tuesday that she was not going to endorse any of the two remaining runners who will face each other Sunday. Kuneva, the first and now-ex-Bulgarian EU Commissioner, formerly from the party of ex King and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, National Movement for Stability and Prosperity, NMSP, ran ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Independent Presidential Candidate Meglena Kuneva: Bulgaria Needs Non-Partisanship and Competitiveness [Oct 21, 2011] Interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with Meglena Kuneva, independent candidate for President of the Republic of Bulgaria in the 2011 presidential elections. Meglena Kuneva is a former Minister of EU Affairs in the government of Simeon Saxe-Coburg and the NSMP party (2001-2005), three-way coalition government (2005-2007), Bulgaria's Chief Negotiator in the EU accession talks in 2001 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Presidential Runner: I Refused All GERB Collaboration Offers [Oct 12, 2011] Bulgaria's presidential candidate, Meglena Kuneva, vowed Wednesday to work for changing the system with the appointments at public posts in the State. Kuneva, who is running as an independent, is considered one of the top three contenders for the presidential office. She is also Bulgaria's first and now former EU Commissioner from the party of ex Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Tsar Saxe-Coburg Praises PM Borisov's 'Instinct' [Sep 01, 2011] Bulgaria's former Tsar and former PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg has expressed a high opinion of current Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. It was during the Cabinet of Saxe-Coburg and his National Movement for Stability and Prosperity in 2001-2005 that Borisov first entered Bulgarian politics in his capacity as Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry. Before that, Borisov's security firm Ipon was ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Rulers Mull Nominating Writer, Ex Top Diplomat for President - Report [Jun 25, 2011] Two new names have emerged as Bulgarian ruling centrist-right GERB's potential Presidential runners ? prominent writer Stefan Tsanev and former Foreign Minister Solomon Passy. Tsanev, known for his essays, plays,[1] poems, and historical novels, and Passy, the country's Foreign Minister during the rule of former Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg's National Movement for Stability and Prosperity government ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Presidential Hopeful Rejects Support of 'Spies' [Jun 22, 2011] The initiative committee for the presidential elections should not have as members people associated with the former and current security services, according to presidential candidate, Meglena Kuneva. In an interview for the TV channel bTV, Kuneva, who is Bulgaria's first and former EU Commissioner, and former member of the party of ex King and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg ? National ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Tsar 'Flattered' He Is Considered Presidential Candidate [May 28, 2011] Simeon Saxe-Coburg, Bulgaria's ex Tsar and ex Prime Minister, has continued beating about the push about his potential run for the Bulgarian Presidency in the elections in the fall. Saxe-Coburg has thus maintained the mystery around his possible presidential bid, and his favorite for the Presidency, in the event that does not run. "Thank you for the compliment at my age," Saxe-Coburg replied to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Anniversary of EU Accession Treaty [Apr 25, 2011] Monday marks the 6th anniversary of the 2005 signing of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria to the European Union. The Treaty was signed on April 25, 2005 in Luxemburg by then- and current Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, then-PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg, and then-Ministers of Foreign Affairs Solomon Passy and of European Affairs Meglena Kuneva. This was a major step forward for Bulgaria, which ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex-Tsar, PM May Run for President [Jan 23, 2011] Bulgaria's former Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, may run for presidency in the upcoming 2011 elections. In an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, Hristina Hristova, the new leader of NMSP, the party of former Tsar and Prime Minister, commented the recent rumors about Saxe-Coburg's alleged new political aims. "An experienced politician like him could still be useful for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Former Tsar Vouches for 2nd Nuclear Plant [Jun 12, 2010] Bulgaria must go on with the project to build a second nuclear power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene, according to former Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Former Tsar Vouches for 2nd Nuclear Plant [Jun 12, 2010] Bulgarias former Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, who entirely withdrew from politics last summer, supports the realization of NPP Belene. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former FinMin Velchev: Bulgaria's Financial Stability Falters [May 26, 2010] Milen Velchev, Bulgaria's former finance minister from the centrist government of Simeon Saxe-Coburg, has issued an alert over the country's crumbling financial stability". [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex-Tsar Saxe-Coburg Not Tempted by Presidency [May 19, 2010] Bulgarias former Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, has stated he was not interested in running for president in 2011. I am not at all motivated by the perspective of ending up as the head of state. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex PM 5 Years Later: Bulgaria Signed EU Accession Treaty on Time [Apr 25, 2010] Former Prime Minister and Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg said it was very important that Bulgaria managed to sign its EU accession treaty on April 25, 2005. The fact that we were admitted to the EU means that we had been prepared. There are no gifts here, no charity. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Court Slaps Hefty Fee on Ex Tsar in Restitution Case (Novinite.com) [Mar 23, 2010] The "Krichim palace" ownership case involves Bulgaria's former Tsar, and former Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, and his sister Maria Luisa, who seek to regain ownership on the former royal residence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex-Minister, Husband Say No Cancer Medicine Scam (Novinite.com) [Mar 01, 2010] Dolores Arsenova, Bulgaria's former environment minister from the cabinet of Simeon Saxe-Coburg, and her husband have denied allegations of a fraud with medicines for cancer patients. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex-Minister Smeared in Cancer Medicine Scam (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] Dolores Arsenova, Bulgaria's former environment minister from the cabinet of Simeon Saxe-Coburg, has failed to clear up her name after allegations of a fraud with medicines for cancer patients. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Royal Restitution Saga Sees New Twist (Novinite.com) [Feb 02, 2010] The "Krichim palace" ownership case involves Bulgaria's former Tsar, and former Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, and his sister Maria Luisa, who seek to regain ownership on the former royal residence. [via YahooNews] More >>