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Bulgaria’s government has resigned – what happens now, and when?

November 16, 2016November 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2016, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

After Bulgaria’s Parliament approved the resignation of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government on November 16 2016, the big questions arising

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Bulgarian Parliament approves resignation of PM Borissov’s government

November 16, 2016November 17, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 16 2016 to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, tabled after

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-September 2016 was 1.27B euro

November 16, 2016November 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first nine months of 2016 stood at 1.27 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Outgoing Bulgarian government names two deputy foreign ministers as ambassadors

November 16, 2016November 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A few hours before Bulgaria’s Parliament was due to vote on November 16 on the resignation of Boiko Borissov’s government,

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Transparency International: No Bulgarian believes govt is doing very well against corruption

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

More than half of Bulgarians believe that the government is doing badly in the fight against corruption, and while 11

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Bulgaria’s Parliament to vote on government’s resignation, and other presidential election fallout: Roundup

November 15, 2016November 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly will vote on November 16 on accepting the resignation of Boiko Borissov’s government, and chances are that

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Operation Pandora: Bulgaria arrests 65 as part of EU operation against antiques smuggling

November 15, 2016November 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria arrested 65 people in a nationwide “Operation Pandora”, linked to an operation in all EU countries, against crimes involving

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Bulgaria records 0.8% economic growth in Q3 2016 – flash estimate

November 15, 2016November 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.8 per cent growth in the third quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ponders constitutional issues as government resigns

November 15, 2016November 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

The resignation of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government has prompted President Rossen Plevneliev to ask the Constitutional Court for

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