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	Ivan Kostov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ivan Yordanov Kostov (born December 23, 1949 in Sofia) was Prime Minister of Bulgaria from May 1997 to June 2001 and leader of the Union of Democratic Forces between December 1994 and June 2001.
		Kostov was elected chairman of the UDF in 1994 and after winning the May 1997 elections became Bulgaria's Prime Minister, his cabinet being the first Bulgarian post-communist government to serve its full 4-year term, despite having to carry with painful economic reforms.
		Kostov resigned as chair of the UDF and eventually left the party to estbalish his own political force, the Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kostov (325 words)

	balkanalysis.com - Screw This, I’m Outta Here! -Kostov Departs in Disgust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Instead, Kostov was given one of the most difficult and sensitive posts on offer — that of interior minister — and was thus in effect forced to deal with the constant headaches posed by the various Albanian “liberation” factions that have come and gone over the past two years.
		Of course, Macedonia being a protectorate, Kostov was put on notice by the West to not deal with them too strongly; however, all in all, he did do a good job of keeping an often volatile situation under control.
		Kostov is the first Macedonian politician to have stood up to Ahmeti’s oafs and shown them for what they are — childish, chauvinistic, selfish and utterly disinterested in the common good — without at the same time threatening them militarily.
	www.balkanalysis.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=451 (1204 words)

	PM Kostov visits the USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kostov recalled that when the government of the coalition of the United Democratic Forces took power four years ago, as few as 6% of state assets were in private hands whereas now 73.3% of state assets have been privatized.
		Kostov said that the United States have a unique role as a stabilizing force and vehicle of economic growth and further globalization.
		Kostov said that trade with countries of the former Soviet bloc has decreased in terms of relative weight but that positive changes are seen in trade with the countries from CEFTA.
	www.bulgaria2net.com /about/news/27042001.html (626 words)

	OMDA\html\bulg\news\personal\kostov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Ivan Kostov was born in Sofia on 23 December 1949.
		Dogan commented that Kostov was "scared and inadequate", and also that "for the past three years Bulgaria has been plundered like no one else before did".
		In any case, both the UDF and Kostov himself have lost much of their glory and that is why their ratings after the local elections have preserved a downward trend.
	www.omda.bg /engl/personalia/kostov_engl.htm (734 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Iraq crash survivor said shot on video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kostov then tries to walk, limping with his back to the insurgents, who say something to him that makes him turn around.
		Kostov raises his hands to somebody off camera as if gesturing to them to stop what they are about to do.
		In their Web statement, the Islamic Army in Iraq said it killed Kostov "in revenge for the Muslims killed in the mosques of Fallujah." It apparently referred to the Nov. 13 shooting of a wounded Iraqi by an American soldier in a Fallujah mosque during a U.S. offensive in the city.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/04/22/iraq_crash_survivor_said_shot_on_video (614 words)

	Hari Kostov resigns as prime minister of Macedonia - Wikinews
		The BBC quoted Kostov, who was appointed last May, to have said that "there is no will for genuine teamwork" within the coalition, and that one of the parties in the current government has been promoting corruption and nepotism.
		Kostov also claimed that the preoccupation with the rights of Albanian ethnic minority in Macedonia was obstructing economic modernization, according to Reuters.
		Kostov's resignation was preceded by a referendum organized by the Macedonian opposition, aimed against a decentralisation law which would have given the Albanian ethnic minority in Macedonia additional rights.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Hari_Kostov_resigns_as_prime_minister_of_Macedonia (312 words)

	BULGARIA-MACEDONIA-INTERVIEW OF BULGARIAN PM IVAN KOSTOV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kostov stressed the clear message of moral and political support that Bulgarian President Peter Stoyanov expressed in connection with Macedonia's efforts to defend its territorial integrity.
		Kostov said that Bulgaria possesses the expertise and necessary equipment for the demining of roads which can be lend to the Macedonian side if the latter requested it.
		Kostov gave high assessment to the results from the summit of leaders of countries participating in the Process for Cooperation in Southeast Europe held last month in Skopje.
	www.bulgaria2net.com /about/news/08032001_1.htm (519 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		Specifically, Kostov said "one of the coalition partners" understands its role in the government to center exclusively on the implementation of the 2001 Ohrid peace agreement, and is demanding that "one of the ethnic communities" be proportionally represented in the state administration.
		According to Kostov, the BDI has refused in the cabinet sessions to approve a number of draft laws regarding privatization of state property and budgeting, demanding that the Finance Ministry change its employment rules to allow the employment of 15 new officials.
		Whoever is chosen as Kostov's successor, he or she will need both the backing of a political party and the support of the other coalition partners to revive the political process and to carry out the necessary economic reforms (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 18 November 2004).
	www.rferl.org /reports/balkan-report/2004/11/41-191104.asp (1642 words)

	Kostov questioned about foundation - News news
		On leaving, Kostov said that his summoning was pointless and that he was not worried whatsoever.
		According to the lawyer for Kostov, Petar Kitanov, the entire investigation was a "theatre" and they did not want to take any part in it.
		Meanwhile, in an interview with the Nova Television national TV channel last weekend, Kostov said that the attack on the Democracy Foundation was only a pretext and the main goal of the campaign was to smear the rule of the previous government which he led.
	www.sofiaecho.com /art.php?id=8584&brojid=169&catid=5 (323 words)

	Man jailed over axe attack - National - www.theage.com.au
		Kostov pleaded guilty to attempted murder and aggravated burglary.
		The court heard that Kostov broke into his former marital home on Clyde Street at Tarnagulla, north of Bendigo, on the night of September 23 last year while his three sons and the victim, Mark Nicholson, were sleeping.
		Kostov's son wrapped Mr Nicholson's leg in a towel and called an ambulance.
	www.theage.com.au /news/National/Man-jailed-over-axe-attack/2004/11/15/1100384487774.html?oneclick=true (400 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Macedonian Prime Minister Hari Kostov resigns over disagreements with ethnic ...
		Hari Kostov, who became prime minister in May, accused the Albanian Union for Integration Party of promoting partisan interests, nepotism and corruption, and submitted his resignation to the paliament speaker.
		Kostov, 45, said he felt he had no real authority over the ethnic Albanian ministers in the coalition government.
		Kostov's move is likely to aggravate political tensions in Macedonia one week after the failure of a referendum to revoke a set of decentralization laws that give ethnic Albanians control over a dozen municipalities in Macedonia.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20041115-0852-macedonia-resignation.html (375 words)

	Untitled Document
		Kostov's eroded popularity, which was hurt by high unemployment, low living standards and corruption scandals involving close associates of the prime minister and senior cabinet members.
		Kostov, but also dealt a severe blow to the former Communists after they succeeded in governing Bulgaria for most of the period from the 1989 collapse of Bulgaria's Soviet-style system to the 1997 crisis.
		Kostov, told Reuters on Sunday that a broad coalition was the "best option for Bulgaria." But Dimitar Abadzhiev, the deputy chairman of the executive council of Mr.
	home1.gte.net /eskandar/bulgaria.html (807 words)

	Hari Kostov - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Hari Kostov (born November 13, 1959) is the prime minister of Macedonia.
		He was appointed to that position by the parliament on May 31, 2004, two weeks after being nominated by President Branko Crvenkovski.
		Kostov was an economic advisor to the Macedonian government and the World Bank during the 1980s and 1990s.
	www.free-definition.com /Hari-Kostov.html (111 words)

	Global Insight // Our Perspective
		Kostov charged that there is no will in the coalition for genuine teamwork aimed at crucial goals, as one junior partner has viewed the government as an instrument for promotion of its particular interests, including nepotism.
		In submitting his resignation, Kostov accused the DUI of blocking two key elements of economic reform legislation, one on privatization and the other on the budget, because the party made its support conditional on 15 new civil service jobs for ethnic Albanians.
		Kostov's fate now depends on whether the DUI decides to vote for him or against him.
	www.globalinsight.com /Perspective/PerspectiveDetail1368.htm (562 words)

	Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA), 97-01-08
		This is not a normal choice, Kostov said at a news conference, because he does not have the necessary economic training, international contacts and international prestige.
		According to Ivan Kostov, there are indications of the inability of the BSP to form a new cabinet.
		Kostov denied press reports two days ago that the introduction of a currency board is foiled and said that intensive preparations within the initial stage of the project are under way.
	www.hri.org /news/balkans/bta/1997/97-01-08.bta.html (2998 words)

	CNN.com - Bulgaria's PM concedes poll defeat - June 17, 2001
		Kostov told a news conference the main reason was that his government was trying simultaneously to stabilise the country after a grave economic crisis in 1996-1997 and carry out reforms.
		But his aides immediately invited Kostov's camp to join the future government, despite a fierce anti-Simeon campaign by the UDF in the run-up to the poll.
		Kostov, in the run-up to the vote, had dismissed the idea of a broad coalition, saying it would put all parties in power and leave the Bulgarian people in opposition.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/06/17/bulgaria.election.03 (755 words)

	Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kostov quit on November 15, accusing his Albanian partners in government in the Democratic Party for integration, DUI, of blocking economic reforms, corruption and nepotism.
		Explaining his resignation, Kostov accused the DUI of putting its party interests ahead of those of the government and of resorting to flmail.
		Analysts say Kostov’s unusually frank and public criticism of the DUI marked a departure from normal practice in a government which usually tries to keep internal rifts and rows hidden from public view.
	www.iwpr.net /index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200411_528_4_eng.txt (1142 words)

	Kosta Kostov
		As Kosta Kostov goes back over his areas of colored paint, he works to enhance the sense of explicit process.
		Kostov says that he never starts with an image, but rather lets paint pour onto canvas.
		No part of these works may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the prior written permission of the artist.
	www.geocities.com /kosta_i_kostov/kosta3.htm (139 words)

	Reality Macedonia : Kostov to Hand in Corruption Files to Public Prosecutor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kostov told the media recently about his intention to meet the public prosecutor and hand in the evidence on alleged corruption.
		Kostov resigned two weeks ago claiming that he can not put up with the corruption and nepotism in the government.
		Kostov said he felt he had no real authority over the ethnic Albanian ministers in the coalition government, noting that two key economic laws were not approved because ethnic Albanians said their consent depended on new jobs for ethnic Albanians in the state administration.
	www.realitymacedonia.org.mk /web/news_page.asp?nid=3955 (1188 words)

	Department of Agricultural and Food Economics
		Kostov, P. and J. Lingard (2003) Sviluppo rurale integrato: e necessario un nuovo approccio?, A. Arzeni, R. Esposti, F. Sotte (a cura di) Politiche di Sviluppo Rurale tra Programmazione e Valutazione, Associazione Alessandro Bartola, Milano: Franco Angeli, 31-46.
		Kostov, P. and J. Lingard (2002) Block-diagonal representation of a dualistic agricultural economy and its application in formal modelling: the case of Bulgaria, ACE Discussion Paper Series, Phare ACE, Brussels.
		Kostov, P. Transition, Agricultural Decommercialisation and their Implications for Quantitative Modelling, ACE Discussion Paper Series, Phare ACE, Brussels.
	www.qub.ac.uk /afe/PhilipKostov.htm (592 words)

	Slovenia Business Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Agreeing with Drnovsek, Kostov maintained that "the words about the open door must become a policy", because unless another country is admitted the door remains closed.
		Drnovsek and Kostov said their nations are essential elements of stability on the edge of the troubled Balkans.
		Kostov explained his country had reached such accords with all of its neighbouring countries, which has resulted in a sharp drop in the number of criminal offences.
	www.gzs.si /SBW/head.asp?idc=1537 (600 words)

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		According to "Standart News", Kostov showed that "he is a man of action and not of the political theatre, and will not stop before anything in the name of his final success".
		By throwing out of his team the political figures of greater individuality Kostov is narrowing the political support for the work of the new cabinet, the authors of the story comment.
		According to a commentary in "Sega", "besides a prime minister and a minister of state administration, Kostov will also be at the head of the ministries of the interior, of the finances and of everything else: he will be the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end.
	www.b-info.com /news/1999-12/text/dec21.bta (1088 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Bulgaria 2002
		According to Kostov, this period was marked by the construction of nine cigarette factories and eighteen tobacco-processing plants within Bulgaria.
		Kostov claims that there are 129 registered brands in all, however only 20 of them are currently active.
		After the disastrous experience that Bulgaria had with the privatization of its flagship airline company, now bankrupt and out of operation, both the government and the executives at Bulgartabac are keeping a close watch over the handling of the tobacco industry privatization.
	www.internationalreports.net /europe/bulgaria/2002/bulgarian.html (820 words)

	Non-confidence vote for the “Kostov” cabinet
		At the same time Kostov declared that he would not dismiss any more state officials on the basis of the signals of violation but he would insist on concrete evidence in every particular case.
		The third reason is, being raised so openly in the public and media area, it is supposed to force the rulers to answer the public expectations for pointing out and punishing the corrupt blue activists.
		The responsibility for this will entirely lay on the PM Ivan Kostov, who is supposed to remove the corrupt ministers from their positions.
	www.online.bg /coalition2000/eng/registeren/pesho.htm (1070 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Macedonian parliament accepts prime minister's resignation, deputy takes over
		Kostov's Cabinet will continue to govern until a new one is approved within 40 days, Parliament speaker Ljubce Jordanovski said.
		Kostov's resignation is likely to aggravate political tensions in Macedonia one week after the failure of a referendum to revoke a set of decentralization laws giving ethnic Albanians control over a dozen municipalities in Macedonia.
		The referendum, forced by the nationalist opposition, was a victory for Kostov's government, which approved the laws earlier this year.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20041118-0726-macedonia-politics.html (281 words)

	Konstantin Kostov Selected publications: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kostov, K. Neotectonical and palaeoseismological investigations of the Bulgarian karst.
		Kostov, K. "Karst landforms in West Stara Planina Mts" (1915) by Zheko Radev -- a classical karst monography from the first half of XX-th century.
		On the age of the caves in the Stara Planina Iskar gorge, NW Bulgaria.
	www.geology.bas.bg /~kskostov/papers.html (306 words)

	Kostov donations probed - News news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The report alleged that in 1997-98, Kostov, who then was prime minister, collected donations for the Bulgarian cultural centre in Odessa and asked that they be paid into a bank account held by the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), of which he was then leader.
		In a statement to the media, Kostov said that the UDF account in question had been opened for the purpose of collecting money for the Bulgarian culture center in Odessa and after all the money in it, including the interest, were transferred to the Foreign Ministry, the account was closed.
		The new attack against Kostov, however, was embraced by other parties in Parliament as an opportunity to attack current UDF leader Nadezhda Mihailova.
	www.sofiaecho.com /article/kostov-donations-probed/id_10639/catid_5 (533 words)

	CER \| Bulgaria: Kostov doesn't attend EU summit
		Bulgarian Prime Minister Ivan Kostov and Foreign Minister Nadežda Mikhaylova are not participating in the 16 June European Union summit in Gothenburg, the governmental press office said.
		Kostov and Mikhaylova think it will be more appropriate if they stayed in the country during the deliberation day before the 17 June elections.
		On 14 June, Ivan Kostov ordered the establishment of a coordinating committee in connection with the conflict in Macedonia and the possibility of a refugee influx into Bulgaria, the Council of Ministers' Information and Public Relations Directorate said.
	www.ce-review.org /01/22/bulgarianews22.html (401 words)

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