Bulgaria’s political crisis: Reformist Bloc accepts mandate to try to form a government
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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Boiko Borissov
Bulgarian government grants 10M leva to assist blast-hit Hitrino village
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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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Death toll from Hitrino gas train explosion expected to rise
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
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
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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Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc starts consultations on trying to put together a government
Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc coalition is starting consultations with a selection of other parliamentary groups on possibly trying to put
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Bulgaria’s outgoing PM discusses migration crisis, presidential elections with US ambassador
In talks on December 5, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov discussed the migration crisis and the outcomes of the presidential
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Borissov formally declines offer to try to form a government
In an exchange lasting just a matter of a few minutes on December 2, GERB party leader Boiko Borissov formally
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Bulgarian political crisis: Borissov’s party refuses to support a new government in current Parliament
The parliamentary group of Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party decided on November 30 that it would not support any attempt
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