Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov, expected to be nominated as prime minister-designate next week, asked outgoing economy and energy minister Petar Dimitrov for a moratorium on all negotiations concerning big energy deals. “GERB is hearing worrying news about the activities of state companies, which do not take into account the financial …

MOSCOW At his regular briefing Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko touched upon the recent events in Bulgaria. “We respect the parliamentary election result in Bulgaria and Bulgarian people’s will. Bulgaria is a traditional partner of ours in the Balkans and we hope the new Bulgarian government will preserve stable …

SOFIA Europe knows different systems of management and coordination of European processes. It is a matter of political judgment whether a country will have a European affairs minister or not, Minister for European Affairs Gergana Passy said at the presentation of the priorities of the Swedish EU presidency. “In 2005 …