Top functionaries from the three parties in Bulgaria's ruling coalition have said they anticipate a hectic autumn with a cabinet reshuffle on the cards as a goodwill gesture towards Brussels that would also pre-empt a likely offensive on the part of the parliamentary opposition.

Any move would be better than being yanked from office prematurely, socialist sources said.

At a meeting of the socialist parliamentary group last week, prime Minister Sergei Stanishev reportedly said the cabinet will have only a ten-day summer recess.

He reportedly warned the cabinet ministers they will be facing a daunting workload if all recommendations made by the European Commission (EC) are to be addressed before the ...

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