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Bulgaria optimistic about nuclear reactor deal with Iran – PM

July 12, 2016July 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, Boiko Borissov, energy, nuclear

Iran has shown interest in reviewing Bulgaria’s proposal to sell its Russian-made nuclear reactors from the shelved Belene nuclear power

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Bulgaria, Iran discuss transport, energy co-operation

July 11, 2016July 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy

During a visit to Tehran by a Bulgarian delegation led by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria and Iran have signed

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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Black Sea should be a demilitarised zone

July 9, 2016July 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 9 he wants the Black Sea to be a demilitarised zone, to

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Bulgarian PM says he wants to normalise relations with Russia

July 1, 2016July 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 1 that he wanted to normalise relations with Russia, which was why

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Bulgaria on Brexit: A bad day for Europe, a triumph for nationalists and populists

June 24, 2016June 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev both described the UK vote to leave the European Union

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Poll: Confidence in Bulgarian government drops

June 21, 2016June 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Confidence in the Bulgarian government has dropped by two per cent over the period March to June, while the approval

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Bulgarian PM: ‘Remain’ will win in Brexit vote with 60 to 70%

June 21, 2016June 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov predicted on June 21 that the Remain camp would win in the UK referendum on

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Bulgarian PM Borissov: No one spoke to me about putting up teachers’ pay

June 20, 2016June 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s Education Minister Meglena Kouneva said on June 19 that teachers’ salaries would go up by 10 per cent in

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Bulgarian leaders speak on ‘Black Sea fleet’ plan, tensions with Turkey

June 16, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Romania, Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

Bulgaria’s President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister, in a joint briefing on June 16, dismissed talk of taking part in

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