Mihail Mikov

At the beginning of the Bulgarian Socialist Party's (BSP's) plenary session earlier today argued if the question for the exclusion of the businessman Georgy Gergov from the Executive Board of the party should be discussed, reported Dnevnik.

Bulgarian MPs rejected a proposal of the opposition Socialist Party, which would have tasked Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov with asking the European Council to remove Russian MPs from the EU travel black lists.

The black list was drawn up in protest against Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

Korneliya Ninova was elected as the new chairperson of the largest opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) on Sunday, becoming the first woman to head the party in its history.

As many as six candidates will run to take over the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the second-largest party in the country, local media report.

The BSP is to hold a national congress scheduled for May 08, Sunday. 

One-day contracts introduced for agricultural work contravene labor legislation, the head of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) said on Sunday.

Mihail Mikov made his remarks at a rally celebrating May 01, the international Labor Day, in the capital Sofia.

Bulgaria's biggest opposition party BSP on Friday signed an agreement to cooperate with A Just Russia (Spravedlivaya Rossiya), a left-wing party.

Mihail Mikov, the head of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is on a visit to Moscow with a party delegation earlier this week and is attending Spravedlivaya Rossiya's April 22-23 congress.

The leader of Bulgaria's socialist party (BSP) has called for a "more balanced" foreign policy of the country, suggesting the government needs to adopt its position on the sanctions against Russia.

Lawmakers have approved on a first reading legal amendments paving they way for judicial reforms.

The changes include new voting procedures at the top decision-making body of the judiciary, the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS), which will be split into two parts, one for judges and one for prosecutors.

Lawmakers remain divided as Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva is expected to be the government's proposal to take over as Education Minister.

Last week Prime Minister Boyko Borisov asked incumbent Todor Tanev to step down, citing "recurring problems at the ministry and the sector."

The biggest opposition party in Bulgaria, the BSP, is set to hold a new Congress and elect a leader, less than two years after incumbent Mihail Mikov took over the party.

This was announced by Mikov himself, at a meeting of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) over the weekend.