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Karakachanov: It is up to Simeonov to nominate his successor as Deputy PM

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Valeri Simeonov resigned as deputy prime minister in a personal capacity and has not withdrawn as a coalition partner, so

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Bulgaria 

Valeri Simeonov: Why I resigned as Bulgaria’s Deputy PM

November 16, 2018November 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Valeri Simeonov

Valeri Simeonov, a co-leader of Bulgaria’s government minority coalition partner the United Patriots, said on November 16 that his surprise

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov accepts President Radev’s invitation to talks

November 16, 2018November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

After prolonged tensions and mutual criticism, Bulgarian Prime Minister and President Roumen Radev are to hold face-to-face talks. Radev, elected

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria insists it did not grant Macedonian former PM Gruevski a passport

November 15, 2018November 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Hungary, Macedonia

Bulgaria’s institutions have rushed to insist that the Republic of Macedonia’s former prime minister Nikola Gruevski, a fugitive in Hungary

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Bulgaria 

Governments of Bulgaria and Macedonia to hold joint meeting in early December 2018

November 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

A joint meeting of the governments of Bulgaria and Macedonia will be held in early December 2018, it emerged on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with Serbian, Montenegrin counterparts

November 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Montenegro, Serbia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks with his Montenegrin counterpart Duško Marković and Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov hopes ‘high fuel price’ protests will stop after prices fall

November 15, 2018November 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on November 15 that he hopes that protests over “high fuel prices” will stop

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Bulgaria 

PM Borissov says wants debate on media freedom in Bulgaria with European Commissioners

November 14, 2018November 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Media

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov says that he wants a debate on media freedom in Bulgaria with the participation of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government to pay Christmas bonuses to pensioners

November 14, 2018November 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The Bulgarian government has allocated 51.6 million leva to pay bonuses to pensioners who get the lowest-level pensions, Prime Minister

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