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Bulgaria Parliament Approves New Justice Minister [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's parliament approved on Wednesday the nomination of Diana Kovacheva for new Justice Minister amid allegations of behind-the-curtain deals during her term as head of a local Transparency International affiliate. She was elected with 109 votes of MPs from the ruling majority. Forty-four voted against and 13 abstained. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Needs 'More EU' - Presidential Runner [Jun 19, 2011] Bulgaria needs to move closer to the EU standards if it willing to introduce transparency in high-level appointments and fight corruption, according to non-partisan presidential candidate Meglena Kuneva. "Bulgaria is far from the standard for transparent appointments. It is Europe that has to enter Bulgaria, not vice versa," she told the Bulgarian National Radio Sunday. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

WikiLeaks: Corruption, Lack of Transparency Plague Bulgaria's Energy Sector [Apr 29, 2011] Diplomatic cables of the US embassy in Sofia, dated December 20, 2006, has been revealed on WikiLeaks and provided to the project for investigative journalism www.bivol.bg, bringing out new details about corruption and lack of transparency in Bulgaria's energy sector.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria C-Bank Strikes Back at US Envoy over Ownership Transparency [May 19, 2010] Bulgaria's central bank has harshly criticized the United States ambassador to the country, who voiced concerns over the lack of ownership transparency in a bank that manages nearly half of the deposits by state-run companies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Vows Clear Rules on Media Market [May 17, 2010] In a bid to defy allegations of being the darling of the local media, Bulgaria's prime minister has promised transparency and clear rules in media ownership. [via YahooNews] More >>

Moldova to borrow Bulgaria's experience of society's participation in decision-taking [Apr 28, 2010] Moldova will borrow Bulgaria's experience of ensuring transparency in the decision-taking process at the local level. The statement was made today during a visit to Moldova by an official delegation of the Bulgarian public administration. Meeting the Bulgarian delegation, the head of the parliamentary commission for social protection, health and family, Liliana Palihovici, said that the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria: No official negotiations with U.S. for missile shield deployment (People's Daily) [Feb 20, 2010] Bulgaria has informed Russia that there are no official negotiations with the United States about basing parts of their European missile shield in Bulgaria, Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. "Responding to a Russian note received on Feb. 19, 2010, and following the spirit of transparency in the bilateral ties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed again that there were not any ... [via YahooNews] More >>