Bulgaria’s failed Constitutional Court judge handed ‘golden parachute’
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has accepted the resignation of Veneta Markovska, the Constitutional Court judge that never was, handing
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Month: November 2012
Bulgarians abroad to be allowed to vote in nuclear referendum
Bulgarians living outside the country will have the opportunity to cast ballots in the January 2013 referendum on the future
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Parliament approves first step towards checking media bosses for ties to communist-era State Security
Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved the first reading of amendments that will open the way for the Dossier Commission to check
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Gaza and Israel calm as cease-fire holds
A cease-fire that halted eight days of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas held firm on Thursday as thousands of
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Journalists under attack – a call for action to improve journalists’ safety
A joint op-ed by Michael Spindelegger, Vice-Chancellor & Foreign Minister of the Republic of Austria, and Alison Bethel McKenzie, Executive Director, The
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Analysis: Bulgarian government blunders hand ammunition to opposition
The unedifying spectacle that Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB government has produced in the saga of Veneta Markovska, the Constitutional Court judge
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Analysis: Petar Stoyanov and the political blues
At what may be officially if ironically termed a courtesy call on then-president Petar Stoyanov when Ivan Kostov was leaving
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12/12/12 weddings: Bulgarian couples name the triple date (but others prefer the December 21 end of the world)
Couples in Bulgarian cities and towns have booked weddings on December 12 2012, the last “triple date” for 100 years,
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In one of deadliest years for journalists, UN underlines need to defend press freedom
United Nations officials highlighted on November 22 2012 the need to defend freedom of expression and ensure the safety of
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