Ivaylo Kalfin
Meglena Kuneva Heads Reformist Bloc's EU Elections List
Meglena Kuneva, former Bulgarian Minister and MEP, will top the Reformist Bloc's list at the European Elections.
Bulgarian Socialists Deem Ex-President ‘Self-Expelled’ from Party
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is set to announce the "self-expulsion" of former Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov.
At its upcoming National Council on Friday, Bulgaria's ruling party will also declare the resignation of key BSP members who earlier joined Parvanov's splinter movement called Alternative for Bulgarian Renaissance (ABV), Dnevnik.bg has learned.
Bulgarian MEP Warns of Negative Impact of EU Visa Sanctions on Russia
The EU cannot plug the holes in Ukraine's economy, according to Bulgarian socialist MEP Ivaylo Kalfin.
Speaking at a meeting with Bulgarian journalists in Brussels, Kalfin argued that Ukraine could get assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the IMF was the body which could solve the country's immediate problems.
European Parliament Promptly Delays Vote On Roaming
The European Parliament decided to postpone a long-expected voting that could lead to scrapping roaming charges across the EU.
One of the key ideas within the bill was to end mobile phone roaming fees by 2016.
A proposal for "net neutrality", envisaging legal protection to the Open Internet, was also on the agenda.