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North Korea, EU-Japanese relations on agenda as Abe meets Borissov in Sofia

January 14, 2018January 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, has categorically condemned North Korea’s

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Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on anti-corruption law

January 12, 2018January 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs voted on January 12 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the new law that envisions the creation of

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Bulgaria CPI records 2.8 per cent inflation in 2017

January 12, 2018January 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.8 per cent inflation in 2017, after December monthly figures showed 0.4 per cent inflation,

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Bulgarian EU Presidency begins with EIB loan of 100M euro under Juncker Plan for agri-pharma firm

January 12, 2018January 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

A European Investment Bank loan of 100 million euro to a Bulgarian agri-pharma firm was announced on January 12 after

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European Commission, Bulgarian government to hold joint session on January 12

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission and the ministers of the Bulgarian government will have a joint session on January 12 at

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Bulgaria’s justice, interior ministers spell out EU Presidency priorities to European Parliament

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

Getting the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office operational, more efficient migration management and enhanced security for European citizens were among

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Vote of no confidence in Bulgarian government over corruption to be tabled on January 17

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will table its vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition government

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European Court of Human Rights rejects application against Bulgaria over Dossier Commission disclosures

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

A seven-judge chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has rejected unanimously a complaint by a lawyer against a

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Plevneliev: Protests as Bulgarian EU Presidency begins show ‘slave mentality’

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Rossen Plevneliev

The sundry protests on domestic issues being held on January 11 as Bulgaria formally takes over the EU Presidency show

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