Emil Stoyanov Explained

Emil Stoyanov
Honorific-Suffix:MEP
Party:GERB
Constituency Mp:Bulgaria
Term Start:14 July 2009
Term End:15 November 2012
Parliament:European
Birth Date:12 July 1959
Birth Place:Plovdiv
Nationality:Bulgarian

Emil Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Емил Стоянов) (born 12 July 1959 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian politician, publisher and television executive. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the GERB party from his election in 2009 until his resignation in 2012.[1] Prior to his election, he was appointed deputy director general of Bulgarian National Television in 1998. He also founded the Pygmalion publishing house, which specialises in German language fiction. He was awarded on honorary Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2005 for his work with Pygmalion.[2] In 2017 Emil Stoyanov created a new media project - DEBATI.BG

Stoyanov is the younger brother of former Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96863/EMIL_STOYANOV_home.html Profile
  2. http://www.emilstoyanovmep.eu/en/curriculum_vitae Profile
  3. News: Bulgarian EPP MEP Surprisingly Quits European Parliament. Novinite.com. 16 November 2012. 2 August 2013.