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Reformist Bloc sets conditions for participation in a coalition government

October 9, 2014October 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

Leaders of Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc have agreed on the conditions that must be met for the party to participate

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry permanent secretary dismissed

October 9, 2014October 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry’s highest official, permanent secretary Georgi Dimitrov, has been dismissed, the ministry said on October 9. Dimitrov,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2014 parliamentary election: CEC announces final results

October 9, 2014October 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced at an October 9 news conference the final results of Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections held

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Bulgaria 

Reformist Bloc leaders meet again on coalition question

October 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Leaders of Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc were to meet on October 9 in a further attempt at a common position

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Bulgaria 

Reformist Bloc October 8 meeting fails to produce united stance on possible GERB government

October 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

An October 8 meeting of leaders of the parties of the Reformist Bloc on a unified position on a GERB

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Russian deputy PM Rogozin’s comments on warplanes ‘completely unacceptable’

October 8, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

Comments by the deputy prime minister of Russia, Dmitry Rogozin, on the Bulgarian government’s intentions to replace outdated Russian military

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc grapples with GERB coalition issue

October 8, 2014October 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

The centre-right Reformist Bloc was due to meet on October 8 to debate its position on coalition government negotiations with

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Bulgaria 

Ten Bulgarian political parties to get state subsidies totalling 33M leva yearly

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian election 2014, Bulgarian elections 2014

Ten Bulgarian political parties, including two that did not win seats in Parliament, will get state subsidies totalling more than

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian air force to carry out low-level training flights over Sofia from October 8 to 10

October 8, 2014October 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Bulgarian air force is to carry out low-level training flights over capital city Sofia from October 8 to 10,

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