Bulgarian President Radev: Financial aspects of Brexit negotiations will be the most difficult
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on April 29 that the financial aspect of relations between the European Union and the
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Month: April 2017
27 EU leaders unanimously agree negotiating guidelines for Brexit
Meeting in Brussels on April 29, twenty-seven European Union heads of state and government unanimously – and rapidly – agreed
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Protesters rally at EU building in Skopje to demand new elections in Macedonia
The night after a violent incursion by nationalists into Macedonia’s parliament after the election of an ethnic Albanian as speaker,
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Opinion: Skopje violence the result of planned destabilization
The outbreak of violence in Skopje is hardly surprising. The attack on the Macedonian parliament is the result of a
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Macedonian politicians turn parliament violence into war of words
Macedonia’s rival parties are trading blame for violence in parliament, while world powers are giving opposing reactions to the events.
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Bulgaria’s Borissov says external interference in Macedonia’s domestic affairs ‘unacceptable’
Boiko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party and expected soon to become his country’s prime minister, has called for
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GERB, United Patriots start talks on coalition government posts
Boiko Borissov’s GERB and the nationalist United Patriots started formal negotiations on April 28 on the composition of their coalition
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Bulgarian Parliament: Aggression against Macedonian MPs ‘unacceptable assault on parliament and democracy’
Bulgaria’s National Assembly adopted on April 28 a declaration strongly condemning the previous day’s assault on the parliament in Skopje,
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Survey: Bulgarian business climate improved slightly in April 2017
April 2017 saw a slightly improved opinion of the business climate in Bulgaria, bolstered by more positive opinions among managers
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