Bulgarian PM: Europe should close its borders to all but those fleeing death
Europe should close its borders to all but those fleeing death, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on January 13,
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Changes in Bulgarian political scene as Parliament opens for first sitting of 2016
Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, holds its first sitting for 2016 on January 13, with turbulence in both opposition
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Bulgarian PM says Erdogan and Davutoglu tried to pressure him to back ousted MRF leader Mestan
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said in a January 4 2016 television interview that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
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Year in Review: Bulgaria’s 15 newsmakers of 2015
In Bulgaria in 2015, some made the news and some had the news thrust upon them. Apart from those who
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Year in Review: Politics in Bulgaria in 2015
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
More than a million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe by land and sea in 2015, in a crisis that
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Borissov’s GERB: Bulgaria’s ruling coalition is stable
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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Parliament approves appointment of Zaharieva as new Justice Minister
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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Support for Justice Minister-designate sought among parliamentary groups
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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