Sat, Nov 21 2009
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The EC said that the performance of the unit headed by Margarita Popova that investigates crimes against the EU financial system was ‘excellent’.
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Minister says package of emergency measures would reform the judiciary, changing key legislation and scrutinising the implementation of recommendations made by the European Commission in its latest report published in July
The teams’ main purpose will be to gather evidence which would support prosecutors’ cases in court.
Boiko Borissov sends a clear signal of his Government’s political will to fight crime, but refrains from promising immediate results, while saying that he wants street crime cleared away in six months and if anyone fails in their duty, ‘I will take matters in my own hands’.
Cabinet to be sworn in on July 27 2009 after it is confirmed that Borissov’s party GERB has sufficient support in Parliament, even with the parting shot of two of the outgoing ruling parties saying that they will vote against endorsement of his government.
Mega-ministries and the appointment of Bozhidar Dimitrov emerge as key issues after Bulgaria’s prime minister-designate Boiko Borissov nominates his cabinet.
The new Amnesty Act makes it possible for public officials to avoid justice
Sofia mayor and prime minister-to-be Boiko Borissov formally submitted his list of cabinet ministers to President Georgi Purvanov on July 23.
The EC will continue monitoring Bulgaria once all the benchmarks it set has set have been satisfactorily fulfilled.
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.