Bulgaria’s electricity regulator plans industrial price cut
Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on May 21 that it was preparing a new price calculation
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Month: May 2013
Socialist Mikov elected Speaker of Bulgarian Parliament, GERB stages walkout
Bulgarian MPs elected socialist nominee Mihail Mikov as Speaker of the 42nd National Assembly on May 21, while the party
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Volen Siderov of Ataka tells major parties: ‘We will be your nightmare’
In a fiery and emotional speech at the first sitting of the 42nd National Assembly, ultra-nationalist Ataka leader Volen Siderov
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MRF leader Mestan says GERB should not cling to attempt to form a government
Lyutvi Mestan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, called on Boiko Borissov’s GERB not to delay the process
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Stanishev: Two-thirds of Bulgarians voted for change
In his first speech to the new Parliament, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev derided Boiko Borissov’s GERB party as
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Bulgaria’s political drama: Challenges, and consultations
GERB leader Boiko Borissov, addressing the first sitting of the 42nd National Assembly on May 21, confirmed his party’s intention
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President, PM, Patriarch and police at opening of Parliament – but no protesters
Just months ago, on some days it was routine for Bulgaria’s Parliament to be surrounded by protesters – but on
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US sees ‘climate of intolerance’ on global religious freedom
The United States said the right to global religious freedom was challenged last year, with governments often creating a “climate
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Bulgaria’s political drama: The Turkish and Turkey controversies
The vote in Turkey and the unlawful use of the Turkish language were among the key controversies on the eve
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