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Balkan developments

North Macedonia claims Bulgaria doesn’t have a project for a railway line along Corridor No. 8 The construction of the railway line from Kriva Palanka in North Macedonia to Bulgaria along corridor No. 8 could lose the EU funding because of tenders..

published on 6/28/24 1:27 PM

Rumen Radev: The political class in North Macedonia is afraid to recognize the existence of the word "Bulgarian" there

The Bulgarian Head of State Rumen Radev insisted on immediate concrete actions by the Bulgarian government and the European institutions for the observance of the European principles in the enlargement of the European Union. "The new..

published on 6/26/24 5:43 PM
Nikolay Markov

Consultations with the President concluded, Velichie wants a programmatic cabinet

In talks with the President, we proposed a programmatic government with a clear programme. As the smallest party, we have no right to form it, but we want to know what this government will do, what commitments it will make and in what time frame. So..

published on 6/26/24 4:36 PM
Rumen Radev

President continues consultations on new cabinet

As required by the Constitution, President Rumen Radev is holding consultations with representatives of the parliamentary groups in the 50th National Assembly before handing over the first exploratory mandate for the formation of a new Cabinet. After..

published on 6/25/24 7:15 AM
Ekrem İmamoğlu

Balkan developments

Mayor of Istanbul criticizes the migrant agreement between Turkey and the EU The mayor of Istanbul and an opponent of President Erdogan, Ekrem İmamoğlu, sharply criticized the 2016 agreement between Turkey and the EU to..

published on 6/21/24 1:06 PM

Nikolay Denkov, PP-DB: Techocracies are a fig leaf

Former Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov of the PP-DB has confirmed that the coalition will not support a cabinet with first and second mandates, and is against the idea of an ITN for a government led by technocrats with a third mandate.   "Technocracy,..

published on 6/20/24 4:34 PM

ITN will not support first or second term governments

"After consulting with my ITN colleagues, I have decided the following - we will not support a first or second term governments... I hope and expect that the third term will come to the There is Such a People Party (ITN) and then we will propose a..

published on 6/19/24 6:56 PM
Former PM Kiril Petkov.

Kiril Petkov: Peevski and Borissov on the political scene - it is terribly expensive!

At the moment, GERB leader Boyko Borissov is being blackmailed by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) co-chairman Delyan Peevski, and from "There is Such a People" (ITN). He is receiving "appalling proposals that combine stupidity and boundless..

published on 6/19/24 6:32 PM

7 parties in the new parliament, 7 perspectives on the future government

''Disunity erodes statehood. Bulgarian voters want changes, and it is the task of politicians to deliver them in a planned, deliberate and justified manner", Silvi Kirilov from There is Such a People Party, who is the oldest MP in the 50th National..

updated on 6/19/24 1:31 PM
Professor Ognyan Gerdzhikov

Ognyan Gerdzhikov: It is time for a change in the electoral system and the emergence of a new meaningful political project

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev has issued a decree convening the first session of the newly elected 50 th National Assembly on June 19, 2024. At the recent snap elections, Bulgarians sent seven political formations to the new parliament. The first..

published on 6/19/24 6:15 AM