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Bulgaria’s elections: Borissov’s GERB 36.2%, BSP 22.5% – poll

September 9, 2014September 14, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014

The start of the campaign ahead of Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on October 5 sees Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB with

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Bulgaria 

‘Stability’ the buzzword as Bulgaria’s parliamentary election campaign gets underway

September 8, 2014September 14, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014, Lyutvi Mestan, Mihail Mikov, Rossen Plevneliev

After many months of torrid political dramas in Bulgaria, the theme of stability has emerged as a talking point among

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Bulgaria 

Official campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s October 5 parliamentary elections begins

September 5, 2014September 14, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2014

September 5 sees the start of the official campaign period in the run-up to Bulgaria’s ahead-of-term national parliamentary elections on

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Europe 

Tusk to head European Council, Mogherini appointed EU foreign policy chief

August 30, 2014September 2, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European Commission, Russia, Ukraine

A special summit of European Union leaders on August 30 named Polish prime minister Donald Tusk as the next President

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Europe 

EU’s game of European thrones

August 28, 2014September 4, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European Commission

European Union ambassadors were meeting on August 28 ahead of a scheduled gathering two days later to deal out posts

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Bulgaria 

Layers of destruction: Archaeology, Serdica and Sofia’s Largo

August 21, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sofia

The story of the rich archaeological heritage of Bulgaria is not only one of what has been found but also

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s Borissov’s political bridges

August 19, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

In the runup to Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on October 5 2014, Boiko Borissov – leader of GERB, the party

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Perspectives 

Political gulf widens as Bulgaria’s caretaker administration begins clean-up operation

August 8, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Rossen Plevneliev

When in 2013 it was clear that political circumstances made an immediate return to power by Boiko Borissov impossible, a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ‘short parliament’ comes to an end

August 4, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Peevski protests

With the end of its special sitting on August 4, Bulgaria’s 42nd National Assembly passes into history having set a number

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