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  Woman Premier Ministers
As Prime Minister, she also held the posts as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Finance etc, and before her appointment to Prime Minister in 1994, she was Senior Minister without Portfolio (Second in Cabinet) in her daughter, Chandrika's cabinet.
An economist, she became Minister of Social Affairs 1990-91, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993-95 and was Executive Director of the Washington Office of Haiti 1993.
Deputy to the Prime Minister and Minister of Culture of the centre-right-government 1997-99, Vice Chairperson of the Defence Committee of Stortinget 1999-2001 and Governor of Østfold since 2003.
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  Bulgaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bulgaria joined NATO on 29 March 2004 and is set to join the European Union at the earliest on 1 January 2007 after signing the Treaty of Accession on 25 April 2005.
The Council of Ministers is chaired by the Prime Minister (Sergey Stanishev since 17 August 2005), and is the principal body of the Executive Branch and presently consists of 20 ministers.
Bulgaria is also the birthplace of the Cyrillic alphabet, the second most widely used alphabet in the world, which was developed in these two schools in the 10th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bulgaria   (3359 words)

  
 bulgaria - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The Republic of Bulgaria is a republic in the southeast of Europe.
Bulgaria was a significant European power in the 9th and the 10th century, while fighting with the Byzantine Empire for the control of the Balkans.
Bulgaria regained its independence in 1878 as an autonomous principality and was proclaimed a fully independent kingdom in 1908.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Bulgaria   (1412 words)

  
 Bulgaria - travel tips
The mighty power of Bulgaria was restored under their youngest brother Kaloyan (1197-1207), and under Tsar Ivan Asen II (1218-1241) the Second Bulgarian Kingdom reached its highest efflorescence establishing political hegemony in South-East Europe, expanding its borders, pushing forward economical and cultural development.
The Principality of Bulgaria was proclaimed with an elective knyaz (prince) (Alexander of Battenberg), Eastern Rumelia with a governor of Christian faith to be appointed by the sultan, while Thrace and Macedonia remained under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.
Bulgaria won that war, but in the Inter-Allies War that followed (1913) was defeated by Romania, Turkey and its former allies that tore off territories populated by Bulgarians.
www.bulgariancoast.com /infotips/history.asp   (1188 words)

  
 U.S. Department of State: Background Notes: Bulgaria, October 1999
Bulgaria was ruled by the Byzantine Empire from 1018 to 1185 and the Ottoman Empire from 1396 to 1878.
In 1879, Bulgaria adopted a democratic constitution and invited a German nobleman, Alexander of Battenburg, to be prince.
Bulgaria has good relations with its neighbors and has proved to be a constructive force in the region under socialist and democratic governments alike.
www.hri.org /docs/USSD-Background/Bulgaria.1999-10.html   (3445 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Index
List of Judicial Committees of the Privy Council and House of Lords cases
List of legislative and executive councils of the Cantons of Switzerland
List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach
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In his opinion, the two ministers' position should be respected without subjecting the motives for their act to overscrupulous, indelicate and rude exploration.
The Prime Minister promised to make a detailed analysis of the performance of the Government in the past year in February or March and to submit it to the leaders of the parties in the Democratic Left coalition.
Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation Kiril Tsochev and Agriculture Minister Vassil Chichibaba resigned last week immediately after the Socialist parliamentary majority defeated a vote of no-confidence in the government, introduced by the opposition over the grain crisis in this country.
www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/96-01/jan15.bta   (2877 words)

  
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Yugoslav kingdom bordered Italy and Austria to the northwest, Hungary and Romania to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece and Albania to the south, and the Adriatic Sea to the west.
The expansion of Nazi Germany in 1938 gave new momentum to efforts to solve these problems and in 1939 Prince Paul appointed Dragiša Cvetković as prime minister, with the goal of reaching an agreement with the Croatian opposition.
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was soon divided by the Axis into several entities: Hungary and Bulgaria annexed some border areas, Croatia was made into the Independent State of Croatia, and a rump Serbian state was created under the administration of Milan Nedić, which still recognized Peter II as King.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia   (3452 words)

  
 Corruption
Bulgaria was one of the first non-OECD nations to ratify the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
Representatives of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania and Turkey adopted a declaration expressing their political will to join efforts for resolving trans-boundary problems arising in connection with the protection of nature, waters and the air.
First, the share of industry in GDP in Bulgaria is higher then in most western countries, and industry tends to consume more energy per unit of output than other components of the GDP such as services.
www.pitt.edu /~ethics/Bulgaria/corruption.htm   (2731 words)

  
 USAID: Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Report - Fiscal Year 2000 - Bulgaria
Bulgaria made substantial progress in meeting the Copenhagen Economic Criteria for European Union accession, defined largely in terms of competitiveness, the existence of a market economy with liberalized price and trade regimes, and an enforceable legal system.
Bulgaria is now well positioned to play an increasingly important role in regional economic growth, and in assuring regional economic stability.
Bulgaria is also seeking to enlist similar alliances between neighboring exchanges in Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, etc., and NEW EX.
www.usaid.gov /locations/europe_eurasia/countries/bg/bulgaria2000seedreport.html   (6398 words)

  
 BULGARIA
The prime minister appoints a secretary to the Interministerial Council.
According to aBulgarian minister, the “widespread belief” is that the judiciary “remains clumsy, ineffective, and corrupt.”178 It is therefore not surprising that it is unable to enforce arms trade laws.
In addition, Bulgaria’s ambassador to the United States wrote that the country’s arms trade record was “far from satisfactory,” except during the 1991-92 period in which he was the prime minister of Bulgaria.
www.hrw.org /reports/1999/bulgaria/Bulga994-03.htm   (7564 words)

  
 List of Presidents of Bulgaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This page will list the various republican heads of state of Bulgaria, as well as leaders of Bulgaria's communist party during the time when it played the "leading role" in the Bulgarian state.
Bogomil Bonev - Citizens'Party of Bulgaria (Graždanska Partija za Balgarija)
Petar Beron - Union for Bulgaria (Sajuz Balgarija)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Bulgaria   (241 words)

  
 Armenian News - APPOINTMENT OF PRIME MINISTERS IN ARMENIA HAS OFTEN REFUTED THAN CONFIRMED FORECASTS
The defense minister, the chair of the Republican Council Serge Sargsyan, who is the acting leader of the Republican Party, is a possible candidate of the new prime minister of Armenia.
In other words, the new prime minister should be a member of government, which has formally resigned but which will perhaps be reappointed, because it is not expedient to replace the government with only a month to go before the election.
Hence, the overview of appointment of prime ministers in Armenia shows that the candidates, whose appointment is considered as a matter of putting a signature to a document, are not always appointed.
www.armtown.com /news/en/lra/20070327/11213   (1395 words)

  
 About Bulgaria: history, geography, culture, economy; Balkans, Europe, Regional Cooperation, Development, Globalisation
The Republic of Bulgaria is situated at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula in South-Eastern Europe.
The Prime Minister is nominated by the President and suggests Council of Ministers to be voted by the Assembly.
The role of Prime Minister in Bulgaria, as in the UK, is very important and influential.
www.geocities.com /nbulgaria/bulgaria/bginfo.htm   (1261 words)

  
 bulgaria
The Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Република България [re'publika bəl'garia]), or Bulgaria (Bulgarian: България), is a country in southeastern Europe.
The president of Bulgaria (Georgi Purvanov since 22 January 2002) is directly elected for a 5-year term with the right to one re-election.
In 2001, there were 967,000 Muslims in Bulgaria, accounting for 12.2% of the population.
www.webfactorybulgaria.com /index1.php?id=175   (2558 words)

  
 Webfactory Bulgaria Web Site Design And Development Company News
In an interview for the Bulgarian national radio Minister Kalfin pointed out that the hearing was set so that the court could hear the lawyers of the Libyan government, which is a precedent.
The prime minister, who will be 78 in February, suffered a light stroke and was taken directly to the VIP section of the hospital's trauma room.
This visit is Denkova and Staviski' first one to Bulgaria in six months and their last one before their future participation in the European championship, the Winter Olympic Games and the World Championship in the beginning of 2006.
www.webfactorybulgaria.com /news.php?newsid=458   (3124 words)

  
 Rebels strike in southern Iraq, killing 13   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
One of four suicide bombers in Karbala gained entry to a Bulgarian camp, cutting through roadblocks in a car and destroying a building where the headquarters of the unit was located, Bulgarian Deputy Defense Minister Ilko Dimitrov said in Sofia.
Bulgaria, a staunch supporter of the U.S. military campaign in Iraq, has a 485-member light infantry battalion stationed under Polish command.
President Bush called the prime ministers of Bulgaria and Thailand to express his condolences for the soldiers killed in Saturday's attacks, White House spokesman Jimmy Orr.
www.capitolhillblue.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=24&num=3797&printer=1   (1024 words)

  
 Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic ruled by a democratically elected government.
An ILO-commissioned report on "Problems of Child Labor in the Conditions of Transition in Bulgaria" published the results of a study conducted during 2000, which found that 6.4 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 17, or approximately 80,000 children, were involved in paid employment in the informal sector.
Some trafficking victims from countries to the east are kept in Bulgaria for several weeks where they are subjected to psychological and physical abuse to make them more submissive before they are shipped to their destination points.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eur/8238.htm   (16034 words)

  
 Country Report on Human Rights in Bulgaria
The Republic of Bulgaria is a parliamentary democracy with a population of approximately 7.5 million.
In his response, the Prime Minister reaffirmed the importance of judicial independence and called for a direct dialogue between the branches.
The commission's report, presented to the prime minister in October, found that the community had valid claims to several properties and recommended the government either return them to the community or find comparable properties as compensation.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78805.htm   (11883 words)

  
 Freedom of Information - Bulgaria
Once the list is approved by the Department the respective government agency shall transfer those documents designed for transfer to the state archive and may go ahead destroying the rest.
The draft had not been voted by Council of Ministers yet, and taking into consideration the fact that the Prime Minister, the President and the large majority of the UDF leadership is opposed to lustration as a matter of principle, it is not very likely that such provisions would become law.
Several officials left office prior to the Prime Minister reading out the list in Parliament and are largely believed to have struck a deal to leave office in exchange of not having their names publicized.
www.gwu.edu /~hurights/chapter4/secrets/foia_bulg.html   (6356 words)

  
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At the insistence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation Kiril Tsochev, ten trading companies have been removed from the mass privatization list because of restitution problems and unascertained legal status.
In connection with the country's non-removal from EU negative list Mr Konaktchiev said that Bulgaria has its motives and international supporters to request that this "technical error" or "misunderstanding" be corrected.
Milosevic expressed his wish that the border between Bulgaria and Serbia becomes symbolic, as, in his view, had it not been for the superpowers, Bulgarians and Serbs would have been one people, the BNT correspondent said.
www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/95-10/oct13.bta   (1706 words)

  
 Romania and Bulgaria to join EU | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
Bulgaria will have to prove in its report that it has removed "any ambiguity regarding the independence and accountability of the judicial system" and conduct "professional, non-partisan investigations into allegations of high-level corruption".
Today's commission report, which will now go to EU foreign ministers, who have the final say, is mainly focused on crime and the judiciary, but other areas of concern are highlighted.
But Bulgaria is given a particularly strong warning that its planes will be banned from EU airspace unless it improves safety.
www.guardian.co.uk /eu/story/0,,1881426,00.html   (878 words)

  
 CER | Ukraine: New prime minister elected
This became possible even without support of the Communists, the largest faction of Ukrainian parliament, whose votes are often decisive as was the case when the former prime minister Viktor Yushchenko was voted out on 26 April.
According to the decree the state secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers, state secretaries of ministers and their deputies are appointed by the president for the whole term of his office (five years).
The prime minister, the first deputy prime minister, prime ministers and ministers become political figures.
www.ce-review.org /01/20/ukrainenews20.html   (725 words)

  
 Mental Disability Rights International - Action
The fact-finding team documented grave violations of basic human rights, including the arbitrary detention of adults and children, inhuman and degrading living conditions and treatment, barbaric seclusion and restraint practices, and a lack of appropriate rehabilitation and therapy.
While conditions in institutional facilities must be improved in order to end ongoing abuses, the emphasis must be on the creation of community services to reintegrate people into their communities and to preventinstitutionalization of future generations.
MDRI seeks public support to encourage the government of Bulgaria to reform the health and social welfare systems, to recognize and protect the rights of its most vulnerable citizens, and to work towards the full community integration of people with mental disabilities.
www.mdri.org /takeaction/bulgaria.htm   (402 words)

  
 Al Jazeera English - News - Former Bangladesh Ministers Held
Mirza Abbas, a former housing and public works minister, and Mosharraf Hossain, a former civil aviation and tourism minister, were arrested on Sunday.
The commission published a list of 50 people suspected of corruption on February 18, including politicians, former bureaucrats, trade union leaders and businessmen, and had asked them to submit an account of their wealth by Sunday.
Abbas was a minister under former prime minister Khaleda Zia during her 2001-2006 term, while Hossain sat in the cabinet of Zia's arch rival, Sheikh Hasina, during her 1996-2001 stint as prime minister.
english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/E8D30CC6-A0B1-4207-A2EE-119452E58BDD.htm   (409 words)

  
 Al Jazeera English - News - Palestinian Leaders Discuss Unity
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president and Ismail Haniya, the prime minister designate, have begun talks at Abbas' presidential headquarters in Gaza City to discuss the formation of a new unity government.
Haniya will remain prime minister, while Fatah will be able to fill the post of deputy prime minister.
Salam Fayyad, a former finance minister, is expected to return to the post and is also a leading candidate for deputy prime minister.
english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/12BB85EE-2D0C-491A-A53D-39417F2B295E.htm   (386 words)

  
 Potsdam (Berlin) Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Each of the Foreign Ministers will be accompanied by a high-ranking Deputy, duly authorized to carry on the work of the Council in the absence of his Foreign Ministers, and by a small staff of technical advisers.
Council of Foreign Ministers Draft for identical invitation to be sent separately by each of the Three Governments to the Governments of China and France.
It was understood that the establishment of the Council of Foreign Ministers for the specific purposes named in the text would be without prejudice to the agreement of the Crimea Conference that there should be periodical consultation between the Foreign Secretaries of the United States, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United Kingdom.
www.taiwandocuments.org /potsdam.htm   (5931 words)

  
 Bulgaria's Only Hope
Curiously, the economic advisor to the President of Bulgaria is the PM's son - Cyril Koburgotsky.
The new Minister of Finance, Milen Velchev, 35, is an expert in the restructuring of sovereign external debt and has worked for Merril Lynch in London.
His colleague, US educated Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, Nikolai Vassilev, 32, is an emergent market analyst.
samvak.tripod.com /pp88.html   (1361 words)

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