Word: borisov
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...Bulgaria's incoming Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov can assume copious congratulations when he takes up the reins of government on July 23. Less welcome, however, is what he received on the eve of his investiture: a report effectively designating Bulgaria the most corrupt and crime-ridden member of the European Union. And for good measure, it warned that Bulgaria, already the E.U.'s poorest member state, could slip under the sway of Russia if it fails to turn itself around...
According to the European Commission, Borisov will inherit a country where mobsters murder with impunity and where fraud and corruption have seeped deep into the political and legal establishment. "Killings linked with organized crime continue, and known criminals are not apprehended," the commission says in its report, released on July 21. (Read "Brussels Beats Up On Bulgaria...
Fighting crime was Borisov's winning campaign theme, and the Prime Minister-elect has vowed to end corruption, saying he will imprison anyone involved in embezzling funds. But as a former bodyguard with a black belt in karate, Borisov will have to use all his fighting skills if he is to defeat Bulgaria's demons and keep the country in Europe's fold...
...since escaping house arrest in November 2000, was apprehended in the western town of Angoulême, along with suspected ETA operative Mercedes Chivite Berango. Ouster in the Offing LITHUANIA The Constitutional Court found that President Rolandas Paksas had violated the constitution in awarding citizenship to Russian businessman Yuri Borisov, who helped finance his election campaign. The ruling paves the way for an impeachment vote in parliament as early as this week. A Tightening Grip GEORGIA President Mikheil Saakashvili's National Movement-Democrats party is set to dominate parliament after winning 67% of the vote in the general election...
...change. Princess Mathilde of Belgium, for example, has a royal bun in the oven and if she delivers a girl, new laws would allow the child to become the first sovereign Queen of the Belgians. (And she wouldn't have to be named Albert.) Bulgaria's King Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg, forced from the throne in 1946 at the age of nine, is running for parliament and could conceivably become Prime Minister?and maybe King once more. In Japan last week, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced he was in favor of ditching a centuries-old tradition that requires the Emperor...