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Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

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Memorial service held at Bourgas Airport on fifth anniversary of July 2012 terrorist attack against Israelis

July 18, 2017January 8, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bourgas terrorist attack

A solemn memorial gathering was held on July 18 at the monument at Bourgas Airport to the five Israelis and

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Bulgaria 

‘Significant risks’ to media pluralism in Bulgaria, European Parliament committee told

July 11, 2017July 13, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media

There are significant risks to media pluralism in Bulgaria, according to an independent report presented to the European Parliament’s civil

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Perspectives 

Protests in Bulgaria: From Assenovgrad to the ‘1300 years’ monument

July 11, 2017July 14, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

These sweltering days of July, hardly a headline in the Bulgarian media goes by without having the word “protest” somewhere

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s President Radev accuses government of procrastinating about fighter jet acquisition

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

The prolonged political tussle in Bulgaria about the fighter jet acquisition process continued on July 10 with President Roumen Radev

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Sole requirement in jet fighter acquisition is that they should be new

July 7, 2017July 10, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 7 that his sole requirement in the process of acquiring jet fighters

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov and President Radev in show of unity on military modernisation, anti-corruption and foreign policy

July 3, 2017July 5, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Against a background of recent tensions between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and President Roumen Radev, the heads

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament sets up ad hoc committee to probe fighter jet acquisition process

June 28, 2017January 9, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on June 28 to set up an ad hoc committee to examine the carrying out of

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Bulgaria 

From Gripens to the skirmish of Svishtov: War of words between Bulgarian President and Borissov’s GERB goes on

June 28, 2017July 1, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Tensions between Bulgarian President Roumen Radev and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party are continuing, following the accusation by GERB

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian former defence minister: Caretaker cabinet left it to next government to decide on negotiations on fighter jet acquisition

June 27, 2017June 28, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Nato, Roumen Radev

The Ognyan Gerdzhikov caretaker cabinet only “validated” the ranking of bids to supply new jet fighters to the Bulgarian Air

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