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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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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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Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc starts consultations on trying to put together a government

December 6, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

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

December 5, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

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

December 2, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

In an exchange lasting just a matter of a few minutes on December 2, GERB party leader Boiko Borissov formally

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian political crisis: Borissov’s party refuses to support a new government in current Parliament

November 30, 2016January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

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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Bulgarian nationalists begin informal talks on possible formation of government

November 30, 2016March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria’s nationalist parliamentary group the Patriotic Front has begun behind-the-scenes talks on attempting to form a government, should President Rossen

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