Bulgaria’s Parliament will forego its summer recess, Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva said on July 28 2009. She was speaking on the eve of the National Assembly finalising the names of committee chairpersons and members. Overtime was needed to bring in legislation from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s new government, Bulgarian National Television …

SOFIA Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is to meet U.S. ambassador Nancy McEldowney on Wednesday, the press center of the Council of Ministers announced. Ambassador McEldowney is to present PM Borisov with a congratulation letter from U.S. President Barrack Obama on the occasion of his election as prime minister of Bulgaria.

SOFIA After consultations with the parliamentary groups, the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) announced the distribution of the chairmen’s positions in the standing committees.