The Bulgarian Post http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/ The Bulgarian Post - news from Bulgaria and the world. Business, Politics, Sports, Technology en-US GMT Bulgarian Interior Minister Stepped Down Rumen Petkov has resigned amid increasing criticism of the government's failure to tackle organised crime. He announced his resignation on Sunday and motivated his withdrawal from government by saying it was aimed to strengthen the state institutions. He also added he didn't made its desicion under pressure from opposition. http://Bulgaria.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_bulgarian_interior_minister_stepped_down-451.php http://Bulgaria.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_bulgarian_interior_minister_stepped_down-451.php Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:45:13 GMT Police Officers Awarded for Refusing a Bribe Two police officers from Bulgaria's Southwestern town Petrich received an award by the chief of the Regional Police Department commissioner Konstantin Tityanov for refusing a 10,000 euro bribe. http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_police_officers_awarded_for_refusing_a_bribe-449.php http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_police_officers_awarded_for_refusing_a_bribe-449.php Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:02:40 GMT Mahmoud Abbas Welcomes Bulgarian's Decision to Open a Representative's Office in Rammallah Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas appreciated the backing position of Bulgaria for the Palestinian cause. He thanked for Bulgria's decision to open a diplomatic representative office in Rammallah. http://Bulgaria.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_mahmoud_abbas_welcomes_bulgarians_decision_to_open_a_representatives_office_in_rammallah-407.php http://Bulgaria.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_mahmoud_abbas_welcomes_bulgarians_decision_to_open_a_representatives_office_in_rammallah-407.php Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:52:54 GMT Bulgaria Pays Off Whole IMF Debt Bulgaria managed to pay off the whole debt towards International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bulgarian Ministry of Finance reported. http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_bulgaria_pays_off_whole_imf_debt-411.php http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_bulgaria_pays_off_whole_imf_debt-411.php Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:28:29 GMT Bulgarian Opposition Fills Non-Confidence Vote To Government  55 MPs from of Bulgarian opposition have submitted a no-confidence vote to the Government. The vote is provocated by the health care policy. http://Bulgaria.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_bulgarian_opposition_fills_nonconfidence_vote_to_government-371.php http://Bulgaria.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_bulgarian_opposition_fills_nonconfidence_vote_to_government-371.php Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:44:10 GMT Iranian MP Urges for Expansion of Ties with Bulgaria Head of Iranian Parliamentary Commission for National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi in a meeting with the speaker of Bulgarian Parliament Georgi Pirinski underlined the decisive role of the two parliaments in expansion of mutual relations. http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_iranian_mp_urges_for_expansion_of_ties_with_bulgaria-409.php http://www.thebulgarianpost.com/story-read_iranian_mp_urges_for_expansion_of_ties_with_bulgaria-409.php Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:15:32 GMT