European and foreign policy implications of Bulgaria’s election
The EU has dodged a bullet in the Bulgarian elections with the victory of former prime minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party.
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Month: March 2017
Bulgaria after the March 2017 parliamentary elections: Recriminations and resignations
The aftermath of the results of Bulgaria’s March 26 parliamentary elections is seeing a predictable round of recriminations, while among
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EU ambassadors joint statement on Bulgaria and CVM
The ambassadors to Bulgaria of 12 EU member states released a joint statement on March 28, in response to a
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Bulgarian car assembly plant files for bankruptcy – reports
Bulgaria’s Litex Motors, the owner and operator of the sole car assembly plant in the country, has filed for bankruptcy
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Controversy over Bulgarian TV station’s decision not to air talk show host’s episode
A controversy has erupted over the decision by Bulgarian television station bTV not to air an episode of talk show
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Bulgarian Jewish community to donate Vidin Synagogue to municipality
The Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria has decided to donate the synagogue in Vidin, a port town in
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Bulgarian railways offers train excursions with ‘Europe’s most powerful steam locomotive’ on April 8 and 9
Bulgarian state railways BDZ and the country’s Tourism Ministry are jointly offering two excursions on April 8 and 9 2017
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Turkey has not quite gone away as an issue in Bulgarian politics
The March 2017 parliamentary elections in Bulgaria may be over, but the issue of Turkey’s role in Bulgarian domestic politics
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International observers criticise Bulgarian media coverage that preceded country’s elections
In a preliminary report the day after Bulgaria’s March 26 parliamentary elections, international observers have criticised Bulgarian media coverage of
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