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Cracks in Bulgaria’s Reformist Coalition Widen
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Bulgarian Club Named After Nazi Ally Outrages North Macedonia
Saturday's opening of a Bulgarian cultural club in the North Macedonia town of Bitola named after Ivan Mihailov, a controversial 20th Century nationalist movement leader who became a Nazi collaborator, has been criticised as a threat to ongoing attempts to achieve a breakthrough in the two countries' dispute over history.
Lubomir Karimanski was not elected as Head of the Bulgarian National Bank
The candidate of "There Is Such a People" Lubomir Karimanski was not elected head of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB). 59 voted in favor, 36 against, 140 abstained.
Karimanski was supported by GERB and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms during the debate.
Bulgarian MP Running for National Bank Post Threatened
A view of the Bulgarian National Bank in Sofia, 25 November 2019. EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
The SMS he received reads: "Give up, or consequences will start immediately and you have no idea how severe they will be!!!"
Bulgarian MP: Bulgaria will provide Military-Technical assistance to Ukraine
"Bulgaria will provide military-technical assistance to Ukraine - this proposal of 'Democratic Bulgaria' will be voted on next week." This was announced by the co-chairman of the DB party Atanas Atanasov.
The draft decision for this was submitted on Friday.
Bulgaria: The Green Certificate for Parliament Split the Unborn Coalition
A seemingly formal decision taken by previous parliaments - MPs quarantined and isolated because of COVID to be able to participate in online sessions - has, as expected, become a "talk" for and against the green certificate, as well as whether it should apply to the members of parliament - to enter the parliament building.