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Day: January 25, 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev announces caretaker cabinet to take office on January 27

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has announced the full list of caretaker cabinet ministers who will take office on January 27,

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Bulgaria 

EC report on Bulgaria’s performance against graft and organised crime ‘objective’

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary

Reciting a description heard repeatedly over the past 10 years, both government and opposition figures in Bulgaria described a European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and Romania agree on deal to ease Danube Bridge lorry traffic problems

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Border authorities from Bulgaria and Romania agreed on January 25 on a deal to ease lorry traffic congestion problems at

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Bulgaria 

Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria leader Kanev, Reformist Bloc politicians found ‘New Republic’ platform

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Joined by some MPs from the centre-right Reformist Bloc coalition and other political parties, Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria leader

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Bulgaria 

10 years since Bulgaria joined EU, shortcomings against corruption, organised crime remain

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

In the 10 years since Bulgaria joined the European Union, the country has made “important progress” in reforms to the

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Europe 

Romania 2017 CVM report confirms ‘growing irreversibility’ of reform efforts

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Romania

Ten years after joining the European Union with the caveat of regular reports on its judiciary reform efforts, Romania has

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Bulgaria World 

Bulgaria’s new President Radev congratulates Trump on inauguration

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Three days after his own inauguration as Bulgaria’s new President, head of state Roumen Radev congratulated Donald Trump on his

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s outgoing PM Borissov wishes caretaker cabinet success

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

At the January 25 2017 final meeting of his current government, Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister Boiko Borissov thanked the ministers

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian caretaker PM’s autobiography: ‘I was not a politician’

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

The title of the 456-page 2015 autobiography of Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who on January 27 2017 will take over as Bulgaria’s

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