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Trump tells Bulgarian PM Borissov in phone conversation he hopes to meet in person soon

December 16, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

United States president-elect Donald Trump has told Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov that he hopes they can meet in person

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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Borissov, Patriotic Front, set conditions for supporting Reformist Bloc attempt at forming government

December 16, 2016March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s winter 2016 political drama took a new twist as Boiko Borissov and the nationalist Patriotic Front set their conditions

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Bulgaria’s political crisis: GERB to meet Reformist Bloc for talks in coming days

December 14, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Boiko Borissov’s GERB party will meet the Reformist Bloc for talks in coming days in connection with the exploratory mandate

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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Skepticism greets Reformist Bloc’s attempt to form a new government

December 13, 2016March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc has a deadline of December 19 to form a new government, but their acceptance of a mandate

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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Reformist Bloc accepts mandate to try to form a government

December 13, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc accepted a mandate from President Rossen Plevneliev on December 13 to try to form a government.

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Bulgarian government grants 10M leva to assist blast-hit Hitrino village

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The Bulgarian government is granting 10 million leva (about 5.1 million euro) to assist the village of Hitrino, Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Death toll from Hitrino gas train explosion expected to rise

December 10, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

The death toll from the massive explosion when a train transporting gas derailed near the village of Hitrino is expected

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Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc decides against attempt to form government

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s centre-right coalition the Reformist Bloc decided on December 9 against attempting to form a government. The decision was taken

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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Talks between Reformist Bloc and GERB produce no definitive result

December 6, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc coalition held talks with Boiko Borissov’s GERB party on December 6 to assess whether the bloc

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