Editorial: Parliamentary elections 2009
This newspaper has a tradition of not declaring for any political party in a Bulgarian election, and we are holding to that tradition in the national parliamentary elections on July 5.
Sun, Jul 05 2009
This newspaper has a tradition of not declaring for any political party in a Bulgarian election, and we are holding to that tradition in the national parliamentary elections on July 5.
Opinion polls in Bulgaria have shown a prevalence of homophobic attitudes. In public life, being openly gay is unusual, limited usually to people in entertainment and the arts. Unlike other European countries, if any politician of note is gay, they do not say so, probably well aware that to do so would be career suicide.
Let us accept that the principles essential to the functioning of a democracy include the prevention of abuse of prosecution for political ends, and the presumption of innocence until guilt is proven.
Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections were seen as a dry run for the July 2009 national parliamentary elections, and have set the scene for the complex contest ahead in the next few weeks.
In more than one way, Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections on June 7 are a dry run for the national parliamentary elections on July 5.
According to media reports, sources in Brussels say that cases against Bulgarian senior civil servants for allegedly defrauding European Union funds may end in amnesty. The same reports said that prosecuting magistrates had confirmed that several investigations into fraud involving EU funds would be terminated because of the amnesty.
Clearly, now is the time not only for increased productivity, as difficult as that may be to accept with diminished staffing levels, but also for greater efficiency
Among the priority tasks of the Government that will come into office some time after the July 5 parliamentary elections in Bulgaria should be a coherent policy on the granting of permanent residence and on immigration, and a relook at policy on ownership of property by foreigners.
This newspaper has a tradition of not declaring for any political party in a Bulgarian election, and we are holding to that tradition in the national parliamentary elections on July 5.
Opinion polls in Bulgaria have shown a prevalence of homophobic attitudes. In public life, being openly gay is unusual, limited usually to people in entertainment and the arts. Unlike other European countries, if any politician of note is gay, they do not say so, probably well aware that to do so would be career suicide.
Let us accept that the principles essential to the functioning of a democracy include the prevention of abuse of prosecution for political ends, and the presumption of innocence until guilt is proven.
Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections were seen as a dry run for the July 2009 national parliamentary elections, and have set the scene for the complex contest ahead in the next few weeks.
According to media reports, sources in Brussels say that cases against Bulgarian senior civil servants for allegedly defrauding European Union funds may end in amnesty. The same reports said that prosecuting magistrates had confirmed that several investigations into fraud involving EU funds would be terminated because of the amnesty.
Opinion polls in Bulgaria have shown a prevalence of homophobic attitudes. In public life, being openly gay is unusual, limited usually to people in entertainment and the arts. Unlike other European countries, if any politician of note is gay, they do not say so, probably well aware that to do so would be career suicide.
This newspaper has a tradition of not declaring for any political party in a Bulgarian election, and we are holding to that tradition in the national parliamentary elections on July 5.
Let us accept that the principles essential to the functioning of a democracy include the prevention of abuse of prosecution for political ends, and the presumption of innocence until guilt is proven.
Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections were seen as a dry run for the July 2009 national parliamentary elections, and have set the scene for the complex contest ahead in the next few weeks.
THE sentence of Michael Shields to 15 years in prison for attempted murder handed down by the Varna Regional Court on July 26 sent shockwaves throughout the Liverpool community. Whether Shields is guilty or not, we shall not discuss. That, for better or worse, has already been decided by the court. The fact that there has been a speedy process is commendable.
In more than one way, Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections on June 7 are a dry run for the national parliamentary elections on July 5.
Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections were seen as a dry run for the July 2009 national parliamentary elections, and have set the scene for the complex contest ahead in the next few weeks.
Let us accept that the principles essential to the functioning of a democracy include the prevention of abuse of prosecution for political ends, and the presumption of innocence until guilt is proven.
Opinion polls in Bulgaria have shown a prevalence of homophobic attitudes. In public life, being openly gay is unusual, limited usually to people in entertainment and the arts. Unlike other European countries, if any politician of note is gay, they do not say so, probably well aware that to do so would be career suicide.
According to media reports, sources in Brussels say that cases against Bulgarian senior civil servants for allegedly defrauding European Union funds may end in amnesty. The same reports said that prosecuting magistrates had confirmed that several investigations into fraud involving EU funds would be terminated because of the amnesty.
Opinion polls in Bulgaria have shown a prevalence of homophobic attitudes. In public life, being openly gay is unusual, limited usually to people in entertainment and the arts. Unlike other European countries, if any politician of note is gay, they do not say so, probably well aware that to do so would be career suicide.
Opinion polls in Bulgaria have shown a prevalence of homophobic attitudes. In public life, being openly gay is unusual, limited usually to people in entertainment and the arts. Unlike other European countries, if any politician of note is gay, they do not say so, probably well aware that to do so would be career suicide.
Amendments to Foreigners Act: An Open Letter His Excellency Georgi Purvanov President of the Republic of Bulgaria