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Borissov’s GERB has 25.7% per cent support, the Bulgarian Socialist Party 19.6% – poll

June 26, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kornelia Ninova, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

A few months after Bulgaria’s March 2017 early parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party has 25.7 per

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Alpha Research poll: Bulgarian President Radev has 57% approval rating

June 26, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Five months after taking office in January 2017, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has an approval rating of

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Bulgarian PM Borissov’s GERB party proposes special parliamentary committee to probe fighter jet acquisition process

June 25, 2017January 9, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Nato

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party is to propose setting up a special parliamentary fact-finding committee on the fighter

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Percentage of Bulgarians optimistic about future of EU rises to 59% in Eurobarometer spring 2017 poll

June 24, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The percentage of Bulgarians who are optimistic about the future of the European Union has risen to 59 per cent

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Archaeology: Ancient glass bracelets found at newly-discovered necropolis near Plovdiv’s Small Basilica

June 24, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Very well-preserved glass bracelets have been found in a grave in a recently-discovered necropolis near Plovdiv’s Small Basilica. The necropolis

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Bulgaria to begin negotiations with Sweden on possible Gripen deal ‘in coming weeks’ – Borissov

June 23, 2017June 25, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told his Swedish counterpart Stefan Löfven that negotiations on the possible acquisition by Bulgaria

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Bulgarian PM Borissov ‘not optimistic’ Brexit will be quick and easy or without huge compromises

June 23, 2017June 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has expressed a gloomy outlook on Brexit, saying that he was not optimistic that it

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Bulgarian prosecutors seek to lift immunity of three Volya MPs

June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has submitted a formal request to the National Assembly on June 23 to lift the immunity from

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Radev and Pavlopoulos: Bulgaria, Greece to work for stronger and more stable EU, integration of Western Balkans

June 23, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria and Greece will continue to work together in the interests of a stronger and more stable European Union because

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