Ataka

Is there a disagreement with the ruling coalition? Or rather in one of its constituent parts. The leader of the Political Party ATAKA  and of the parliamentary group of the United Patriots Volen Siderov may not vote in favor of the government of the upcoming mistrust vote, submitted two days ago by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). This is what he said to iNews, as well as to Alfa TV.

Bulgarian lawmakers have surprisingly agreed to take a month-long break due to the presidential elections on November 06.

The unexpectedly lengthy vacation begins as early as Wednesday, October 12, and will continue until November 09.

The announcement that the US will deploy another armored brigade to Eastern Europe has been welcomed by security experts in Bucharest and Sofia as a fresh sign of its commitment to NATO's collective security in the face of Russia's assertiveness in the region.

Bulgarian Parliament will appoint a second ad hoc committee to consider lifting the immunity of nationalist Ataka party's leader, Volen Siderov, from criminal prosecution.

On Monday, November 30, Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov submitted to Parliament two new requests for immunity lifting over Siderov's violation of public order in two separate cases in 2011 and 2013.

Bulgaria's opposition nationalist party Ataka has staged protest action in front of Turkey's Embassy building in Sofia on Thursday over the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkish Air Force.

Some 150 people have taken part in the rally under the motto 'Turkey has declared war on Russia; on which side are we?', according to local media reports.

Lawmakers in Bulgaria have voted to lift nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov and Ataka MP Desislav Chukolov's immunity from criminal prosecution.

The step was requested by Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov on two counts of hooliganism in October.

Lawmakers in Bulgaria are set to discuss a demand by the country's Chief Prosecutor on the immunity of nationalist Ataka party's leader Volen Siderov and of an Ataka member and MP, Desislav Chukolov.

On Tuesday, an ad hoc committee granted Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov's request to revoke the immunity of both lawmakers.

The leader of the opposition nationalist party Ataka, Volen Siderov, proposed Bulgaria to join the Russian-led international coalition against Islamic State (IS).

The draft proposal was tabled on Tuesday and Ataka calls on parliament to review it on Wednesday, daily Dnevnik informs.

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday signed a decree to ban a number of journalists and politicians, including two Bulgarians, from entering the country.

Magdalena Tasheva, a lawmaker from ultra-nationalist Ataka party, and journalist Elena Yoncheva have thus been declared a threat to the national security and sovereignty of Ukraine.

The visa regime for short-term stay of up to 90 days in Bulgaria for Russian nationals will remain in place.

On Wednesday Bulgaria's parliamentary economic policy and tourism committee voted down a proposal of nationalist party Ataka to lift the visa requirements for Russian nationals due to the projected decrease in the number of tourists from that country in the summer season.