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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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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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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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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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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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GERB and United Patriots sign coalition agreement, Borissov gets mandate to form government

April 27, 2017April 28, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Krassimir Karakachanov, Roumen Radev, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

At a ceremony on April 27, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev handed GERB party leader Boiko Borissov – whose party won

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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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Bulgarian government approves position on Brexit negotiations ahead of April 29 European Council meeting

April 26, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet adopted, at a meeting on April 26, the country’s position on political guidelines on Brexit negotiations, three

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