Bulgaria’s controversial Constitutional Court appointee quits current position
Veneta Markovska, appointed to Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court under a cloud of allegations of conflict of interest and corruption, resigned her
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Author: Alex Bivol
Bulgarian PM coy on South Stream, gas deal talks ongoing
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov did not confirm, on November 13, reports in Bulgarian language media that he would attend
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Bulgaria controversial judge refuses to stand down in Constitutional Court contretemps
Veneta Markovska, the judge whose election to Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court last month has stirred controversy, has refused to step down
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Controversial Bulgarian Constitutional Court appointee asked to step down
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov asked on November 5 that a newly-elected Constitutional Court judge to step down – provided
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Bulgarian Parliament elects new Constitutional Court judges, draws harsh EU criticism
Bulgaria’s Parliament elected Anastas Anastassov and Veneta Markovska as Constitutional Court judges on October 31, prompting strong criticism and the
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Plans aplenty, but little certainty for nuclear power in Eastern Europe
The proposed nuclear power plant at Belene has dominated public discourse in Bulgaria in recent weeks and with good reason,
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Controversial former Bulgarian foreign minister nominated for second EPP term – report
Bulgaria’s ruling party GERB has nominated Roumyana Zheleva, a former foreign minister and failed European Commissioner-designate, for a second term
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Bulgaria’s ruling party under siege over deposit interest tax plans
Two days after Bulgaria’s Cabinet announced the plans to introduce a 10 per cent tax on all income from deposit
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Bulgaria draft Budget banking on higher revenues to offset salary, pension hikes
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry published the draft 2013 Budget in which it set ambitious economic growth and tax revenue targets –
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