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Bulgaria Ethnic Turks Urge IMF Deal, Cite Looming Recession [Apr 26, 2012] Bulgaria's opposition ethnic Turkish party has joined socialists in calling for an urgent deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying the country badly needs it. "It is clear that Bulgaria's economy is about to enter recession. An agreement with the IMF, if not a panacea, will assure international financial markets that the country is stable," Yordan Tsonev, an economist and Deputy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria govt faces no-confidence vote over energy [Apr 06, 2012] SOFIA (April 6): Bulgaria's opposition Socialists filed a motion of no confidence in the centre-right government on Friday over its... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks 15 Y Since Protests Toppled Socialist Cabinet [Jan 10, 2012] Bulgaria marks Tuesday the 15th anniversary of the first day of large scale protests that led to the toppling of the Socialist cabinet of Zhan Videnov. The rallies flared because in two years in office, the Socialists led the country to a deep political, economic, and financial crisis, and hyperinflation. At the time, the BGN was crashing down to reach the exchange rate of BGN 1 for USD 3 000 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Special Anti-Mafia Court Kicks Off [Jan 03, 2012] January 3, 2012, is the first working day of Bulgaria's brand-new "anti-mafia" court and the respective prosecutor's office. The controversial institution has been initiated by the ruling center-right part GERB and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov against the protests of the Socialists and centrist formations, who slammed it as a dictatorship device that is ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Cabinet Faces New No-Confidence Vote in July [Jul 10, 2011] The cabinet of Bulgaria's ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, GERB, party would, for sure, face another no-confidence vote in July. The information was reported Sunday by the leader of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, and former Prime Minister, Sergey Stanishev, who said the Socialists would support the no-confidence vote request of the leader of the right-wing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Economy Minister Upbeat about Bulgartabac's Privatization [Jun 24, 2011] The privatization of the Bulgarian state-owned cigarette produce Bulgartabac will be successful thanks to the privatization criteria, according to Economy Minister Traicho Traikov. Answering MPs' questions in Parliament Friday, Traikov defended the way the government is going about the sale of Bulgartabac Holding in spite of criticism by the opposition Socialists that it is unclear who will be ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Opposition Socialists Mull New No Confidence Vote [Jun 21, 2011] The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, begins another round of consultations with other political forces for the submission of a new no confidence vote against the cabinet. The news was announced Tuesday, at a meeting of the party's leadership. The Socialists are considering two motives for the vote ? failure in the internal affairs policies or overall failure of the cabinet. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Socialist Leader: Bulgaria Remains Poorest EU Country [Apr 15, 2011] Bulgaria remains the poorest country in the EU, and government's priority must be a catch-up development of the economy and of people's income, according to Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev. The ex PM and Bulgarian Socialist Party chair spoke in Parliament Friday where the opposition Socialists called for a debate in Parliament on Bulgaria's accession to the Euro-Plus-Pact, a grouping of euro ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists May Back Ex Commissioner for President [Apr 10, 2011] Bulgaria's socialists have hinted the prospect of Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria's former European Commissioner, running for president of the country is more than appealing to them even though she is yet to make up her mind whether to do so. The runner, whom the party will support for the presidential race, will be a BSP member or one who has embraced the left-wing ideas and will be well received by ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists: We're Ready to Rule, Any Time, Any Place [Apr 05, 2011] The chief goal of the Bulgarian Socialist Party for the presidential elections in the fall is not to let the candidate of the ruling center-right GERB party to win, stated leader Sergey Stanishev. Speaking at a regular Tuesday press-conference, Stanishev expressed confidence that the winning candidate will be the one tabled by the Socialists, but added that his party is willing to back the best ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Far Left Rises against Remembrance of Communism Victims [Jan 31, 2011] The Bulgarian Left political party has denounced the decision of the center-right government to declare February 1 to remember the victims of the communist regime (1944-1989). The "Bulgarian Left", formed in 2009 by members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, the direct descendant of the former Bulgarian Communist Party, who saw the mainstream Socialists as not being leftist enough, issued a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Socialists demand government's resignation [May 01, 2010] Sofia - Bulgaria's opposition Socialists on Saturday demanded the resignation of the Conservative government at a May Day demonstration in the capital Sofia.... [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 Socialist Leader: President's Demands Coincide with Ours (Novinite.com) [Mar 12, 2010] Bulgaria Socialist Party (BSP) leader Sergey Stanishev has reacted to the President's public remarks, saying that Georgi Parvanov's views coincided 90% with those of the Socialists and the Coalition for Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria MEP Vigenin: Jeleva Withdrawal Moral Victory for Socialists (Novinite.com) [Jan 19, 2010] The withdrawal of Bulgaria?s troubled EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva is a moral victory for the Socialists in the EU, MEP Kristian Vigenin told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rightist Leader: Jeleva Affair Will Teach PM about Socialists (Novinite.com) [Jan 17, 2010] The troubled EC Commissioner bid of Bulgaria?s Rumiana Jeleva is going to teach GERB and PM Boyko Borisov about how the Socialists act, according to rightist leader Ivan Kostov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euronews: Bulgaria's Choice of Commissioner Finds Many MEPs Wary (Novinite.com) [Jan 13, 2010] The European Parliament?s Liberals, Socialists and Greens have shown themselves to be the most wary of Bulgaria?s nominee for commissioner, Rumiana Jeleva. [via YahooNews] More >>