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Bulgarian President prorogues Parliament, sets October 5 election date

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev signed on August 6 the decree proroguing the 42nd National Assembly and setting the date for

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Bulgarian centre-right leader Borissov aims for single-party government after early elections

August 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

The leader of Bulgaria’s major centre-right party GERB, Boiko Borissov, says that he hopes to form a single-party government after

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Meet Bulgaria’s Bliznashki caretaker cabinet: CVs

August 5, 2014March 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Prime Minister – Georgi Bliznashki (57) Professor of constitutional law at Sofia University, where he has taught since 1990, and spearheaded

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Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet to nominate Kristalina Georgieva to the Juncker European Commission

August 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet will nominate Kristalina Georgieva to the European Commission headed by Jean-Claude Juncker, head of state President Rossen

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Bulgarian caretaker Cabinet list

August 5, 2014August 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev announced the line-up of the country’s caretaker government – the second such cabinet appointed by Plevneliev since

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Bulgarian President Plevneliev names academic Georgi Bliznashki as caretaker PM

August 5, 2014August 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev announced on August 5 2014 that Sofia University constitutional law professor Georgi Bliznashki would take office

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Resignation signals woes for Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc

August 5, 2014August 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

The August 4 resignation of Radan Kanev as spokesperson for the Reformist Bloc is an indication of serious differences within

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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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Bulgarian Parliament approves extra funding for healthcare, scraps Budget revision

August 4, 2014August 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed at second reading on August 4the revision of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) budget, approving

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