An envoy, an assassin and a mystery in the heart of Ankara
Coming at the tail end of an annus horriblis in global affairs, the assassination of the Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov
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Month: December 2016
Former Constitutional Court judges divided on Bulgarian President’s mannequin challenge on caretaker government
Two former Constitutional Court judges have entered the controversy about whether Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s decision to not appoint a
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Bulgarians see immigration as biggest issue facing EU, 77% oppose migration by non-EU nationals
Sixty-two per cent of Bulgarians see immigration as the most important issue facing the European Union while 42 per cent
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Bulgarian Border Police chief: Illegal migration significantly down in 2016
Bulgaria’s Border Police director-general Svetlan Kichikov says that the migration pressure situation in Bulgaria is calm and there are days
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Bulgaria-US agreement on strengthened control over border crossings to come into force – Interior Minister
An agreement between Bulgaria and the United States providing for strengthened checks on people crossing Bulgaria’s borders would enter into
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Bulgarian president-elect Radev declines Plevneliev’s offer to name caretaker cabinet
Bulgarian president-elect Roumen Radev has declined President Rossen Plevneliev’s offer to name a caretaker cabinet that Plevneliev will use his
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Bulgaria announces 2016/17 Festive Season traffic, safety measures
Bulgaria’s traffic police and road infrastructure agency announced on December 21 planned steps to ensure smoother travel on the country’s
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Mixed reactions to Plevneliev’s decision not to appoint caretaker cabinet
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s announcement on December 21 that he would not appoint a caretaker cabinet but would leave this
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev leaves appointment of caretaker cabinet to successor
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on December 21 that he would not appoint a caretaker cabinet, after attempts to come
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