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Several Bulgarian government officials, including Health Minister, in quarantine after PM tests positive for Covid-19

October 25, 2020October 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Everyone who was in contact with Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov in recent days will be quarantined, the regional health

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Bulgarian PM Borissov tests positive for Covid-19

October 25, 2020October 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has tested positive for Covid-19, he said on a post on Facebook on October 25.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM self-isolates after deputy minister tests positive for new coronavirus

October 23, 2020October 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on October 23 that he was self-isolating, pending instructions from the regional health inspectorate,

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European Parliament vote, Alpha Research poll, are telling reverses for Bulgaria’s Borissov

October 9, 2020October 11, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, European Parliament

The indictments in the resolution voted by the European Parliament this week come on top of an Alpha Research poll

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Bulgaria 

European Parliament adopts resolution slamming Bulgaria over rule of law shortcomings

October 8, 2020October 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Parliament

Members of the European Parliament voted on October 8 to approve a resolution harshly criticising Bulgaria on rule of law

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research: Economy worries overshadow Bulgarians’ Covid-19 concerns

October 5, 2020October 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Worries about the economy and the continued political uncertainty in Bulgaria overshadowed concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the

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Bulgaria 

Borissov assures Zaev that Bulgaria supports European future of N Macedonia

September 28, 2020September 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has assured Zoran Zaev, his counterpart in Skopje, that Bulgaria remains consistent in its support

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM, President comment on expelled Russian ‘spy’ diplomats

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Russia

Commenting on September 24 on Bulgaria’s latest expulsion of Russian diplomats identified by the State Agency for National Security and

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Bulgaria 

Second ‘national uprising’ anti-government protest in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

September 10, 2020September 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

People from various places in Bulgaria joined what organisers billed as the “Grand National Uprising 2” protest in Sofia on

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