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Bulgaria shuts down EU Presidency ministry, Pavlova returns to Parliament

December 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on December 20 to close down the Ministry for the EU Presidency, and to dismiss from

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Borissov praises Bulgaria’s EU Presidency, over opposition criticism

July 13, 2018July 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

Addressing Parliament on July 13, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov listed what he saw as the successes of the country’s

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European leaders praise Bulgaria’s handling of EU Presidency

July 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

The presidents of three European Union institutions have praised Bulgaria’s handling of the Council of the EU, the first time

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Bulgarian President critical of country’s handling of EU Presidency

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency, Roumen Radev

A few days after the close of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, President Roumen Radev again

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Western Balkans biggest success of Bulgaria’s EU Presidency, Borissov tells European Parliament

July 3, 2018July 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency, European Parliament

There is no doubt that the biggest success of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria hands rotating EU Presidency to Austria

June 30, 2018July 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov symbolically handed over the six-month rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU to his

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition ‘Europe of Cartoonists’ at House of Europe in Sofia until June 30

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

An exhibition entitled “Europe of Cartoonists’ is on at the House of Europe at 124 Rakovski Street in Sofia until

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Bulgaria 

Zaharieva: Bulgaria EU Presidency will be remembered with the words future, opportunity and prosperity for the Balkans

June 19, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that she was convinced that the country’s Presidency of the Council of the EU

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President: Government ‘showed courage’ by picking Western Balkans as theme for EU Presidency

June 18, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has praised the work of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the choice

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