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Bulgarian ‘Nazi salute’ deputy minister resigns after two days in office

May 17, 2017May 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Regional Development Pavel Tenev resigned on May 17, two days after his appointment, after a furore

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EC President Juncker proposes Digital Economy and Society portfolio for Bulgaria’s European Commission nominee Maria Gabriel

May 16, 2017May 18, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Commission

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is proposing to allocate the Digital Economy and Society portfolio to Mariaa Gabriel, the candidate

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Bulgaria’s largest party tables bill to introduce majoritarian system for electing Parliament

May 10, 2017May 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

GERB, the largest party in the National Assembly and the majority partner in Boiko Borissov’s coalition government, tabled on May

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Bulgarian opposition parties accept Maria Gabriel’s nomination as European Commissioner, but with brickbats for GERB

May 10, 2017May 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Commission

Not without complaints and criticism of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, the two opposition parties in the National Assembly

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Bulgaria nominates MEP Maria Gabriel to be European Commissioner

May 10, 2017May 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, European Commission

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has informed European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that the Cabinet is nominating Maria Gabriel, a

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Bulgarian government nominates Sofia police chief as new Interior Ministry head

May 9, 2017May 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition government is nominating Sofia police chief Mladen Marinov to be the new chief secretary of

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Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, President congratulate Macron on his French presidential election victory

May 8, 2017May 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and President Roumen Radev each have sent congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his victory in

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Bulgaria’s GERB party to table legislation to introduce majoritarian election system

May 7, 2017January 4, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

The first legislation that Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party will table in the Parliament elected in March this year will

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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Cabinet to discuss European Commissioner nomination on May 10

May 5, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Commission, Kristalina Georgieva

Starting his third term as Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boiko Borissov has told European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that his cabinet

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