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Bulgarian President: Government ‘showed courage’ by picking Western Balkans as theme for EU Presidency

June 18, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has praised the work of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the choice

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Europe 

Nikola Dimitrov, Foreign Minister in Skopje: June 17 is a historic day

June 17, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

“Tomorrow’s a historic day for Macedonia, because it will mark the day when the future of the country is written”.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian FM Zaharieva begins two-day visit to Macedonia

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva began a two-day visit to Macedonia on June 15. Her programme included meetings with local

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Europe 

Signing of Macedonia name agreement to take place in Prespes on June 17

June 15, 2018June 17, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

According to the IBNA’s exclusive information, the signing of the agreement on the settlement of the name dispute between Greece

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Perspectives 

Pipeline: Which country will say ‘yes’? Greece or Bulgaria? Russia is waiting…

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

On the occasion of the Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias’ visit to Moscow, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov made an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev on Borissov’s refusal to meet Gjorge Ivanov: ‘Do not run away from dialogue’

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Greece, Macedonia, Roumen Radev

Reacting to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s refusal to meet President Gjorge Ivanov, visiting Sofia from Skopje, Bulgarian head of

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Bulgaria 

‘Macedonia’ name issue: Bulgarian PM, Foreign Minister refuse to meet Gjorge Ivanov

June 14, 2018June 16, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Greece, Macedonia

President Gjorge Ivanov arrived in Sofia from Skopje for a two-day visit on June 14, but both Prime Minister Boiko

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Bulgaria 

BSP on ‘Republic of North Macedonia’: Bulgaria should demand guarantees of no territorial claims

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Kristian Vigenin, Macedonia

The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party said on June 13 that it wants to know what guarantees the Bulgarian government intends

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister: Coalition government is stable

June 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s coalition government is stable and an intended vote of no confidence by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party will fail,

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