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Day: October 18, 2018

Bulgaria 

President Radev invites Queen Elizabeth to visit Bulgaria

October 18, 2018October 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Roumen Radev

On a visit to London, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev met Queen Elizabeth II on October 18, inviting her or a

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Bulgarian PM Borissov says EPP representatives apologised to him for reactions to Marinova murder

October 18, 2018October 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told reporters in Brussels that representatives of the European People’s Party have apologised to

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Bulgaria anti-trust watchdog declines to issue new ruling in CEZ assets sale

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on October 18 that it would not re-examine the proposed sale of

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EC disburses aid to Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Lithuania following natural disasters

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Four EU countries hit by natural disasters in 2017 – Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria – will shortly receive a

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Greek PM Tsipras takes over Foreign Ministry following Kotzias resignation

October 18, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who accepted it on October 17. Kotzias

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