Sergei Stanishev

Bulgaria MPs Trade 'Meatball' Accusations over Budget Debate Violations

A huge row has erupted in the Bulgarian Parliament on Wednesday, with MPs trading accusations and insults at their opponents, and criticizing the Speaker for her conduct. This was in reaction to Tuesday's debate of the draft...

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Activities of Bulgarian secret services in Macedonia described in television report

Macedonian Kanal 5 television reported, citing German editions of Der Spiegel and Deutsche Welle, about operations of Bulgarian secret services, Lake and Octopus, in Macedonia. Bulgarians with secret nicknames of Slavey,...

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Revelations of former secret service agent under scrutiny of Bulgarian parliamentary commission

The parliamentary committee for control of Bulgaria’s National Agency for Security (DANS) is going to investigate the revelations about backstage rulers and scenarios made by former secret service agent Alexei Petrov, Sofia...

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Bulgarian parliament adopted State Agency for National Security Act

Bulgarian Parliament adopted today at second reading the State Agency for National Security (DANS) Act, which reshapes the institution to focus on counter-intelligence and analytical activities, Sofia News Agency reports....

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Zhivkov With Us

page 1 of 2 by Boyko Vassilev Twenty years after his downfall, Bulgarians are still living in Todor Zhivkov’s shadow. For three and a half decades from the mid-1950s until glorious 1989, comrade Todor Zhivkov, secretary general...

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Bulgaria Parties Threaten President's Impeachment

Former Prime Minister Ivan Kostov's Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, DSB, has clubbed together with the far-right Ataka party, threatening to call for impeachment of Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov.

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Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Surrenders His Immunity

By Kremena Krumova Epoch Times Staff Nov 8, 2009 VARNA, Bulgaria—Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev, leader of the leftist Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), has given up his immunity from prosecution in the face of...

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Bulgaria ex-minister in embezzlement probe

Bulgarian prosecutors have asked parliament to strip former Labour Minister Emilia Maslarova of her immunity from prosecution so that they can investigate her for large-scale embezzlement. Ms Maslarova, the third senior...

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State of Ambivalence

page 1 of 2 by Boyko Vassilev Yes, 10 November brought fundamental change. High level politicians, leaders of Bulgaria over the last 20 years, flocked there in numbers – prime ministers, speakers of parliament, vice premiers,...

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Bulgaria Ex Security Agency Head to Face Court over Leak Scandal

Petkov Sertov, former director of the National State Security Agency (DANS), is expected to be probed by prosecutors over missing classified reports on crime, together with former Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev. "There will be...

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