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Bulgarian Parliament: Aggression against Macedonian MPs ‘unacceptable assault on parliament and democracy’

April 28, 2017May 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kornelia Ninova, Krassimir Karakachanov, Macedonia, Roumen Radev, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly adopted on April 28 a declaration strongly condemning the previous day’s assault on the parliament in Skopje,

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Bulgaria 

GERB MP queries Bulgarian caretaker government stance on Gripen jet fighters

April 28, 2017April 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

An MP for Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, which will be the majority partner in the government to be formed in

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Bulgaria 

Macedonia crisis: Bulgarian President Radev ‘deeply concerned’ by clashes in parliament

April 28, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev said on April 28 that he was deeply concerned by the tensions in

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Europe 

Macedonia crisis: European Commissioners condemn attacks on MPs in Skopje

April 28, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn have condemned the April 27 ongoing attacks

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Bulgaria 

Crisis in Skopje: Bulgaria’s Borissov calls Gruevski, Zaev to urge ‘normalisation’ of situation in Macedonia

April 28, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

The leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party, Boiko Borissov – expected within days to return to office as prime minister

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Europe 

Macedonia crisis: Socialist leader Zaev injured as parliament in Skopje stormed over election of Albanian speaker

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

Socialist SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev and 10 police officers were injured in a confrontation as Macedonia’s parliament in capital

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: Bulgarian coalition agreement geared to stable government

April 27, 2017April 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017

Bulgarian GERB party leader Boiko Borissov, expected to be returned to office as prime minister on May 4, said that

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors seek to lift immunity of three MPs

April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has submitted a formal request to the National Assembly on April 27 to lift the immunity from

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Bulgaria 

Gripen comes out top in ranking on Bulgaria’s fighter jet acquisition

April 26, 2017April 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgarian defence experts have ranked the offer by Sweden’s SAAB-Gripen to supply new multi-role fighter jets to the Bulgarian Air

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