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Bulgaria to Boast Illegal Asset Forfeiture Law by Easter [Mar 06, 2012] Amendments to the long-delayed bill authorizing widespread confiscation of illegally obtained assets are expected to be conclusively adopted by Bulgaria's parliament by Easter. "We are currently between the first and second reading of the bill. We have made proposals for changes to some of the texts, but the general concept remains the same.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Be Ready with Next EU Funding Period Paperwork by 2013 - Minister [Jan 30, 2012] EU Funds Minister Tomislav Donchev has said that Bulgaria should be ready with the agreements and the texts on the Operational Programs in the next programming period, 2014-2020, by mid-2013. Speaking at a conference on Monday, he specified that the most difficult task was striking a balance between the different types of investments that had to be made. The EU Funds Minister explained that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Fully Enter EU Fiscal Pact - FinMin [Jan 24, 2012] Bulgaria will most probably back the whole EU fiscal pact and not just some of the texts included in it, Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has revealed, as cited by the Bulgarian National Radio. It is yet to be decided whether Bulgaria will maintain an observer status like other non-eurozone EU member states, Djankov clarified after attending the meeting of the EU Economic and Financial ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Agree on Nuclear Project Delay [Jun 30, 2011] Bulgaria and Russia have agreed to extend the negotiations over Belene nuclear project by another three months as of July. "This will be envisaged in the 13th annex to the main contract between Bulgaria and Russia on the construction of two 1,000 megawatt nuclear reactors at Belene," Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov told Dnevnik daily. "The texts in this annex are similar to that of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria GERB Resuscitates Voting Abroad Ban [Apr 27, 2010] The texts, discussed by the temporary Parliamentary Committee on the Election Code, include a proposal to introduce the so-called residency requirement for the upcoming presidential elections in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Constitutional Court Rules on Disputed Penal Code [Apr 23, 2010] Bulgaria's Constitutional Court will rule on the disputed texts in the Penal Code upon the request of President, Georgi Parvanov. The information was reported Friday by the Presidential Institution press center. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ruling GERB Undermines President Penal Code Veto [Apr 14, 2010] The Members of the Parliament from the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party would not take into account the President's veto on texts in the Penal Code. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Constitutional Court Annuls Disputed Budget Act Texts [Apr 06, 2010] Bulgaria 's Constitutional Court declared three disputed texts of the 2010 State Budget Act anti-constitutional, the Court's press center informs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Constitutional Court Annuls Disputed Budget Act Texts [Apr 06, 2010] Bulgaria 's Constitutional Court annulled 3 of the 4 texts in the State Budget Act which, according to the Opposition, make the existence of the Parliament pointless. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Opposition Leaves Parliament over Penal Code Brawl (Novinite.com) [Mar 25, 2010] The Members of the Parliament from the opposition Coalition for Bulgaria and the ethnic Turkish DPS left Plenary hall Thursday over disagreement with texts in the new Penal Code. [via YahooNews] More >>