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Bulgarian PM joins controversy over parliamentary committee on interference by Russia and Turkey in politics

February 28, 2016March 1, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Russia, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has joined the controversy over Parliament’s decision to set up an ad hoc committee to

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Bulgaria 

Greek-Bulgarian border blockade: Bulgarian PM threatens ‘serious steps’

February 27, 2016February 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Greece

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov visited the Bulgarian – Greek border on February 27, crossing it to speak to Greek

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM tells Parliament of his frustration with Greek border blockade

February 26, 2016February 28, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Greece

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told the National Assembly of his frustration with the Greek border blockade, describing it

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Bulgaria 

Open and shut case: Bulgarian – Greek border blockade saga continues

February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Greece

All border checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece were open on the morning of February 26 2016, according to a Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM sees ‘great potential’ in energy co-operation with Israel

February 25, 2016February 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on issues including potential co-operation in

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Bulgaria 

Probe into assassination threat against Bulgarian PM Borissov

February 22, 2016February 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s security services are investigating after a threat to assassinate Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov was received at the Cabinet

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament calls for EU penalty proceedings against Greece over border blockade

February 19, 2016February 21, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Greece

Bulgaria’s National Assembly unanimously adopted a declaration on February 19 2016 condemning the Greek blockade of the two countries’ border

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s cities of Bourgas, Varna cancel procurement tenders at PM’s request

February 18, 2016February 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bourgas, Varna

The list of public procurement tender cancellations in Bulgaria this week grew on February 18, when the country’s two port

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Visegrád Group calls for fast action to secure EU border

February 16, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Boiko Borissov, Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia

How to handle the refugee crisis and in particular the Western Balkan route used by refugees entering Europe through Greece

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