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Year in Review: Politics in Bulgaria in 2015

December 31, 2015January 7, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, energy, judiciary, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia

Politically, the year 2015 was in the main a good one for Bulgarian Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boiko

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Year in Review: Europe’s migrant crisis and Bulgaria

December 28, 2015January 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Greece, Rossen Plevneliev, Syrian refugees, Turkey

More than a million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe by land and sea in 2015, in a crisis that

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB: Bulgaria’s ruling coalition is stable

December 18, 2015December 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s ruling coalition is stable and any attempts to undermine confidence in its artificially will result in nothing more than

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Bulgaria 

Parliament approves appointment of Zaharieva as new Justice Minister

December 18, 2015December 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s nominee to replace Hristo Ivanov as Bulgaria’s Minister of Justice, Ekaterina Zaharieva, was voted into office

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Bulgaria 

Support for Justice Minister-designate sought among parliamentary groups

December 17, 2015December 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary, Rossen Plevneliev

A round of meetings between Bulgaria’s Justice Minister-designate Ekaterina Zaharieva with parliamentary groups a day ahead of a confirmation vote

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM names President’s chief of staff Zaharieva as new Justice Minister

December 16, 2015December 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on December 16 nominated President Rossen Plevneliev’s chief of staff and twice-former caretaker cabinet minister

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Bulgaria 

Reformist Bloc remains part of Bulgarian government, Kanev’s DSB in opposition

December 15, 2015December 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

A December 15 summit of leaders of the parties making up the centre-right Reformist Bloc decided that the bloc will

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: Thanks to Turkey, there is no migration pressure on Bulgaria’s border

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Turkey

The migration pressure on Bulgaria’s border is gone thanks to Turkey’s hard work, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc drama: Kouneva’s party to continue supporting government

December 14, 2015December 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kouneva’s Bulgaria for Citizens Movement will continue supporting the Boiko Borissov government, but Kouneva does

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