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Sunny Beach raids: Bulgarian PM Borissov defends Simeonov

August 17, 2017August 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, tourism, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has come to the defence of one of his deputy prime ministers, ultra-nationalist leader Valeri

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Brexit: Bulgaria formally joins the race to take over the hosting of the European Medicines Agency

July 31, 2017August 2, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Brexit

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has decided to nominate Sofia to host the European Medicines Agency, one of two major European Union bodies

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Bulgaria 

Former MP from Borissov’s GERB party faces six criminal charges, including for threatening murder

July 31, 2017August 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s special anti-corruption unit at the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has lodged charges against Zhivko Martinov, formerly an MP for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament unanimously backs good neighbourliness agreement with Republic of Macedonia

July 27, 2017July 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

With a vote of 206 in favour, none against and with no abstentions, Bulgaria’s Parliament adopted on July 27 a

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Bulgarian and Macedonian governments approve draft good neighbourliness agreement

July 26, 2017July 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy, Macedonia

At their respective meetings in Sofia and Skopje on July 26, the governments of Bulgaria and of the Republic of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian GERB MP at centre of dried sausage ‘extortion’ allegations resigns from Parliament

July 25, 2017July 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

An MP for Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, Zhivko Martinov, who is to face charges of extortion and

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Bulgaria 

Borissov to US envoy: Inclusion of Western Balkans to be priority of Bulgaria’s EU Presidency

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

The issue of the inclusion of the countries of the Western Balkans in the European Union will be a priority

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Balkans have potential to replace UK in the European family after Brexit

July 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Greece, Serbia

The Balkans have the potential to replace the United Kingdom in the European family after Brexit, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Sole requirement in jet fighter acquisition is that they should be new

July 7, 2017July 10, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 7 that his sole requirement in the process of acquiring jet fighters

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