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Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

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Bulgaria’s eavesdropping saga: the worm turns, again

February 10, 2015February 11, 2015 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

After days of headlines about what media reports called “Operation Worms”, the alleged large-scale illegal surveillance of protesters against Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

When Bulgaria turned red: Remembering the thousands killed by the communists

January 30, 2015May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

February 1 2015 will see Bulgaria’s annual commemoration of the victims of communism, moments of remembrance first decreed by the

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Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev, head of an altered state

November 7, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

When Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev thanked Boiko Borissov on November 6 for presenting him with a proposed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament to vote on proposed cabinet on November 7

November 5, 2014November 6, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, is provisionally scheduled to vote on GERB leader Boiko Borissov’s proposed cabinet on November

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s nationalist Patriotic Front rejects GERB-Reformist Bloc proposed cabinet policy statement

November 5, 2014November 5, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian nationalist coalition the Patriotic Front (PF) said late on November 4 that it could not support the proposed programme

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s coalition drama: The Musical

November 3, 2014November 5, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

It may be that those involved in negotiations to come up with a coalition government in Bulgaria are getting a

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Perspectives 

Patriotic Front’s price for participation in GERB coalition: freezing the price of electricity

October 23, 2014October 25, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2014, energy

Bulgaria’s nationalist Patriotic Front coalition is setting its price for participation in a GERB coalition government – freezing the price

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s coalition drama: Reformist Bloc leaders hold talks with Borissov

October 21, 2014October 22, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2014

Leaders of Bulgaria’s centre-right minority Reformist Bloc coalition held unannounced talks with GERB chief Boiko Borissov and his deputies on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian coalition drama: GERB to hold further talks with Reformist Bloc, BSP, Patriotic Front and ABC

October 20, 2014October 21, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014

Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB is to continue its bid to form a government by holding second-round talks with the Reformist

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