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Bulgaria Socialist Leader May Take Seat in European Parliament
During the EU elections campaign for the elections Stanishev, who is also the leader of the Party of European Socialists, had said his place on the BSP’s election list was mostly symbolic and that he would give up his seat after the elections.
'Bulgaria without Censorship' Leader Backs Reinstatement of Monarchy
Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha, former leader of the Bulgarian National Movement for Stability and Progress, and the country's ex-king, has been proposed for EU Commissioner.
Bulgarian Splits Widen Over Russian Pipeline
Bulgaria’s ruling Movement for Rights and Freedoms, DPS, said it disagreed with its senior coalition partner, the Bulgarian Socialist Party, over plans to continue building the South Stream pipeline, which the EU has opposed.
The European Commission opened an infringement procedure against Bulgaria on 3 June, and asked the authorities to halt construction work in the meantime.
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Sergey Stanishev 'Cannot Be MEP and MP' at Same Time - Expert
Bulgarian socialists' leader Sergey Stanishev cannot become MEP for a brief period and return to national Parliament afterwards, prof. Ekaterina Mihaylova believes.
Outgoing Bulgarian MEP: EPP, Socialists Must Find Common Language
The European People's Party and the Party of European Socialists will have to find a common language due to the makeup of the new European Parliament, according to Ivaylo Kalfin.
Prime Minister Oresharski Pays One-Day Visit to Brussels
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Plamenr Oresharski will pay a one-day visit to Brussels, Tuesday.
Oresharski will meet with the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and will take part in the unofficial dinner of the Heads of State and Government of the EU member states, the press service of the government announced.
Bulgarian Socialist Leader May Lose MEP Seat to 28-Year-old Candidate
In a surprising turn, Sergey Stanishev, leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), may lose the MEP seat to 28-year-old Momchil Nekov, who is 15th on the election list.
Nekov is believed to have received a huge portion of the preference vote in the European Parliament elections on Sunday due to a misunderstanding.
Bulgaria's GERB to Request EPP Deputy Chair Seat - Boyko Borisov
GERB, Bulgaria's opposition which scored a landslide victory in Sunday's European elections, is to demand the office of EPP Deputy Chair.
The move was announced by GERB's leader and former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov at the press conference his party held on Monday following partial results of the vote.
Bulgaria's Parliament Elects Audit Office Head
Lidiya Rumenova, a former member of the National Audit Office, was elected Chair of Bulgaria's auditing body.
Her nomination was supported by 95 out of 240 MPs, with lawmakers from Ataka and opposition Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) choosing not to vote, according to Dnevnik.bg.
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15 Parties, 6 Coalitions, 6 Independent Candidates Run in EU Elections
15 political parties, 6 coalitions and 6 independent candidates submitted documents for participating in the European Parliament elections in Bulgaria on May 25.
The deadline for the registration of lists of candidates with the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) expired late on Tuesday, according to reports of Sega daily.