Bulgaria's European Commission spot is open. Who's taking it? – POLITICO
From dealing with national party politics to leaving the seat vacant, Sofia is far from deciding who should replace Mariya Gabriel.
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From dealing with national party politics to leaving the seat vacant, Sofia is far from deciding who should replace Mariya Gabriel.
Rule of law crisis bursts into the open in a wild public confrontation between chief prosecutor and ex-PM Boyko Borissov.
Replacing a prosecutor general whose inadequacy for the job became plain to see following an alleged assassination attempt should be the first step in reforming the Bulgarian judiciary, writes Nick Kochan.
EU Research Commissioner Mariya Gabriel resigned her Brussels post to focus on trying to form Bulgaria’s next coalition government, the European Commission confirmed. Gabriel was called up to Sofia last week to help her centre-right party GERB form a governing coalition after it won 26.5% of the vote in a snap election last month. Today, she informed the Commission that she is getting a formal mandate from the Bulgarian President to lead the political negotiations in Sofia.
Gunning to become Bulgaria’s prime minister, the EU’s research commissioner has a mixed record and reputation in Brussels.