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Month: March 2013

Bulgaria News 

Hardly a honeymoon for Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet as political parties react

March 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov, Sergei Stanishev

Bulgarian caretaker prime minister Marin Raykov’s cabinet is unlikely to be expecting the traditional honeymoon granted a new government, and

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Bulgaria News 

Meet Bulgaria’s Raikov caretaker cabinet: CVs

March 12, 2013May 4, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Prime Minister and Foreign Minister – Marin Raykov Marin Raykov was born on December 17 1960 in Washington DC in

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s caretaker PM Raykov spells out tasks of interim administration

March 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

Bulgaria’s caretaker prime minister-designate Marin Raykov, who takes office on March 13 2013, spelt out his administration’s tasks in a

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian caretaker Cabinet list

March 12, 2013July 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev announced the line-up of the country’s caretaker government on March 12. Prime Minister and Foreign Minister

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev names ambassador Marin Raykov as caretaker prime minister

March 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev announced on March 12 2013 that Marin Raykov, current ambassador to France and formerly twice a

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Bulgaria Business News 

CEZ unit in Bulgaria appoints energy ombudsman

March 12, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Czech firm CEZ said that it was creating a new corporate position at its Bulgarian subsidiary, the energy ombudsman, whose

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News World 

Cardinals gather to choose new Pope

March 12, 2013March 12, 2013 VOANews

The College of Cardinals tasked with selecting a new pope for the Roman Catholic Church will begin voting Tuesday on

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Bulgaria News 

Of caretaker cabinets and careless talk

March 12, 2013July 23, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Ahead of Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s March 12 announcement of the line-up of the caretaker cabinet, speculation about who temporarily

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Business Europe News 

Poland may pursue both nuclear and shale gas projects – PM Tusk

March 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy, nuclear, Poland

Poland need not choose between investments in shale gas and nuclear power as the country can develop both, PM Donald

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