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MEP Barekov Withdraws Support from His Group in Bulgarian Parliament

Nikolay Barekov, a Bulgarian MEP, is renouncing unconditional support for the parliamentary group which is centered around his own Bulgaria without Censorship party.

Barekov said in a press statement this week's votes in Parliament on the amendments to the Interior Ministry Act and the pension reform had prompted him to cause the move.

Bulgaria's Borisov, Germany's Merkel to Discuss South Stream, EU Funds

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday.

Borisov, who headed the government for a second term in October, is on an official visit to Berlin at the invitation of his German counterpart.

The abandoned South Stream gas pipeline and EU funding is due to top the two leaders' agenda.

Reformist Bloc Co-Chair Demands Collective Resignation of Bulgaria’s Judicial Council

Radan Kanev, leader of the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party and Co-Chair of the Reformist Bloc, has demanded that the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) resign collectively.

In a Monday interview for bTV, he insisted that the collective resignation of the governing body of the judiciary was the indispensable action that would pave the way for clearing the system.

Bulgaria is Starting to Emerge from 2-year Political Chaos – Right-Wing Leader

Bulgaria is beginning to emerge from a 2-year political chaos, according to Radan Kanev, Chair of the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party and Co-Chair of the Reformist Bloc.

In a Sunday interview for the Bulgarian National Television, he commented that the positive impact of the formation of the new government was beginning to be felt 2 weeks its establishment.

GERB, RB, PF Agree On Governance Programme

Centre-right parties GERB, Reformist Bloc (RB) and the nationalist coalition Patriotic Front (PF) agreed on a common governance programme, after nearly eight hours of negotiations, reports the BNT public broadcaster.

The left-wing party of President of Bulgaria (2002-2012) Georgi Parvanov would likely support GERB's government as well.

Reformist Bloc Co-Chair Ready to Become Bulgaria’s Prime Minister

Radan Kanev, Co-Chair of right-wing formation the Reformist Bloc, has announced he would accept an offer to become Prime Minister as long as he has the support of the party and of his family.

Kanev announced on Facebook that he had had a conversation with the leader of center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) Boyko Borisov on Tuesday morning.

GERB Ready to Accept RB’s Radan Kanev as Prime Minister

Bulgaria's biggest party GERB could accept a cabinet led not by Boyko Borisov, but by Radan Kanev, one of the leaders at right-wing Reformist Bloc.

Tomislav Donchev, a key official of the center-right party, made the remark at a before GERB and the Reformists kicked off government talks on Sunday.

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