Sun, Nov 22 2009
Sergei Stanishev, since 2002 Bulgarian Socialist Party leader, was re-elected to the post last night at the party's 47th congress, taking place November 22 and 23 2008 at NDK in Sofia.
He was selected with 803 votes out of a total 853, daily Dnevnik reported on November 23.
Along with the party leader, also named were members of the BSP executive council, among whom now figure, according to news.bg, Transport Minister Petar Moutafchiev, Culture Minister Stefan Danailov, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Assen Gagaouzov, Roumen Ovcharov, State Agency for Youth and Sport head Vesselva Lecheva, Speaker of Parliament Georgi Pirinski, Smolyan mayor Dora Yankova and Bulgarian member of European Parliament Kristian Vigenin.
The European Commission is taking Bulgaria to court for delays in providing Sofia with adequate waste disposal facilities.
James Warlick is the spouse of Mary Warlick, director of the office of Russian affairs at the US state department, who has been nominated to serve as ambassador to Serbia
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced on November 20 2009 that the flu epidemic declared two weeks earlier is at an end as rates of infection decline. The announcement coincides with reports of two deaths from A (H1N1) flu in Bulgaria.
Acting on allegations by Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria leader Ivan Kostov, prosecutors and Government officials are to probe deals by which Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Ahmed Dogan acquired various properties.
Prosecutors allege that a deal agreed by the former defence minister caused losses of 12.9 million leva.