Exclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation and Crisis Response. Kristalina Georgieva was born on August 13, 1953, in Sofia, Bulgaria. She earned her MA in Political Economy and Sociology in 1976 and her Ph.D. in economics in 1986 from the University of National and [...]
June 2, 2010 | Posted in
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Leading figures from Bulgaria’s Borisov government as a whole continue to enjoy high public approval, a recent public opinion poll shows. According to the a survey of the National Center for Studying Public Opinion conducted in May 15-25, 2010, across the country, a total of 64.7% of the Bulgarians approve of the work of Prime [...]
June 2, 2010 | Posted in
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Bulgaria’s far-right, nationalist Ataka party has no other alternative but to firmly support the cabinet of the ruling GERB party, Ataka leader, Volen Siderov, declares. Siderov, who was the keynote speaker , said that this support for the Citizens of European Development of Bulgaria is beneficial for the country because anything else would mean the [...]
April 18, 2010 | Posted in
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Bulgarian prime minister is mentioned in one in every three media releases, followed by the finance minister and the president, who also shine in the media spotlight, a survey shows. A media analysis of seven national daily newspapers, launched by the Laboratory for Media Monitoring of the Media Democracy Foundation, has shown that Prime Minister Borisov [...]
April 18, 2010 | Posted in
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Bulgaria’s parliamentarians have tabled a draft decision to proceed with the impeachment of the President, Georgi Parvanov. A total of 162 MPs declared they were in favor of the motion tabled by the ruling GERB party. Support for the move came from the far right Ataka party, the Blue Coalition and from independent MPs from [...]
March 27, 2010 | Posted in
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Bulgaria’s ruling center-right GERB party is expected to table to the parliament on Friday a sign up with MP signatures and motives for the impeachment of Socialist President, Georgi Parvanov. The conflict between Djankov and Parvanov flared up after the appearance of the Finance Minister in the talk show of the TV channel Nova Televizia, [...]
March 27, 2010 | Posted in
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Tomislav Donchev, the new minister in Bulgaria’s conservative government appointed to speed up the ability to use European Union funds, has set himself the ambitious goal to make his post redundant. “When Bulgaria manages to absorb two-thirds of the European funds, which can not be replaced by any other funding, my post will be useless. [...]
March 20, 2010 | Posted in
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Bulgaria’s ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) begins Monday collecting the necessary signatures to begin the impeachment procedure of President, Georgi Parvanov. The statement was made Saturday by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who spoke in an interview for Darik radio. Tsvetanov reiterated Saturday the President’s actions are a violation [...]
March 14, 2010 | Posted in
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The nomination of Mayor of the central city of Gabrovo, Tomislav Donchev, for Minister without Portfolio in Charge of the EU Funds moved one step forward Wednesday. The Council of Ministers discussed Donchev’s possible appointment and decided to make the nomination official a week from now. Bulgaria’s Regional Minister, Rosen Plevneliev, gave a high mark [...]
March 13, 2010 | Posted in
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Bulgaria’s ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) begins Monday collecting the necessary signatures to begin the impeachment procedure of President, Georgi Parvanov. The statement was made Saturday by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who spoke in an interview for Darik radio. Tsvetanov reiterated Saturday the President’s actions are a violation [...]
March 13, 2010 | Posted in
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