Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc leaders propose Traicho Traikov as presidential candidate
The leaders’ council of the centre-right coalition Reformist Bloc has proposed naming Traicho Traikov, formerly a minister in Boiko Borissov’s
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President Plevneliev: Growing number of politicians want to take Bulgaria off Euro-Atlantic course
A growing number of politicians in Bulgaria want to divert the country from its Euro-Atlantic course of development, President Rossen
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Borissov says will he will be presidential candidate in 2021 – but not 2016
Bulgarian Prime Minister and centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov says that he will stand as a candidate in presidential
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Bulgaria January-July 2016 Budget surplus at 3.28B leva, beats forecasts
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on August 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the seven months of 2016 was 3.28
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Borissov takes control of Bulgaria’s EU presidency from Kouneva
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is taking personal control of co-ordination of the preparation and implementation of Bulgaria’s presidency of
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Bulgaria unemployment, at 7.9% in July, again lower than EU average
Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2016 was 7.9 per cent, below the European Union average of 8.6 per cent, and
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Political scientist: Absurd to still not know who will be candidates in the presidential election
In 1970, a film was released entitled Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came. The runup, if it can
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Bulgaria to enable restrictions on movement of asylum applicants
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on August 31 changes to State Agency for Refugees regulations that will enable restrictions on the movement
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister: PM Borissov cannot be criticised for dialogue with Turkey
Bulgaria has done nothing but defend the common EU migration policy in its talks with Turkey, and Prime Minister Boiko
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