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Bulgarian President Radev’s ‘withdrawal of confidence’ is latest in succession of clashes with Borissov government

February 4, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

The speech to the nation by Bulgarian President Roumen Radev on February 4 in which he said he was withdrawing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with leaders at WEF in Davos

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks with a number of leaders while in Davos on January 21 for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with IMF head Georgieva

January 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, IMF, Kristalina Georgieva

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks in Sofia with International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva on January

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM holds talks with Egyptian President Sisi

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The real breakthrough in the political contacts between Bulgaria and Egypt that we have made over the last two years

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research: Borissov’s GERB has 3½ point lead over Bulgarian Socialist Party

December 16, 2019December 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party has a lead of about three and a half percentage points over

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Bulgaria 

Nato Secretary General praises Bulgaria’s contributions to Euro-Atlantic security

December 12, 2019December 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Bulgaria’s contributions to collective security in a meeting with Prime Minister Boiko Borissov at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President’s latest criticism of government again sparks controversy

December 12, 2019December 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has hit back after President Roumen Radev’s latest sharp criticisms of the government, levelled in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, N Macedonian PMs tour US aircraft carrier Harry S Truman

December 9, 2019December 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia, Nato

Bulgaria’s national security and defence are only guaranteed within the framework of Nato’s collective defence, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with Russian ambassador

December 6, 2019December 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks on December 6 with the Russian ambassador in Sofia, Anatoly Makarov, the government

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