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Montenegro is a good example for the region, Bulgarian PM tells Duško Marković

March 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Montenegro

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, whose country currently holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU, has reaffirmed

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Exhibition ‘The Bassat Collection Contemporary Art of Spain’ opens at Bulgaria’s National Art Gallery on March 1

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Sofia

An exhibition entitled ‘The Bassat Collection Contemporary Art of Spain’ opens at the Palace venue of Bulgaria’s National Art Gallery

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: Financial commitments on road, rail and digital connectivity in Western Balkans to be announced on March 1

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov will host a March 1 2018 meeting in Sofia with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and leaders

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Bulgaria 

EU leaders will decide mere days beforehand whether Varna summit with Turkey will go ahead

February 24, 2018February 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Varna

A decision will be taken at the European Council meeting on March 22 and 23 whether the “conditions are there”

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Cyprus to feature in Bulgaria EU Presidency’s ‘Music of Europe’ concert series on March 5

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Cyprus

Works by Cypriot composer Solon Michaelides will be featured on March 5 2018 as part of the “Music of Europe”

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria on the (self-service) menu at EU institutions

February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

Specialities of Bulgarian cuisine including banitsa, kavarma and patatnik are among the country’s traditional dishes being served in coming weeks

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Bulgaria 

Austrian chancellor Kurz postpones visit to Bulgaria for health reasons

February 20, 2018February 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

A planned visit to Bulgaria on February 20 by Austrian federal chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been postponed because he is

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Bulgaria 

Hungary’s Orbán seeks Bulgarian EU Presidency’s help to change migration policy

February 19, 2018February 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Europe migrant crisis, Hungary, Refugees

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán brought his campaign against the EU’s migration policy to Sofia on February 19, underlining his

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Bulgaria 

Foreign ministers from Athens and Skopje to discuss ‘name dispute’ in Sofia on February 15-16

February 11, 2018February 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Greece, Macedonia

According to IBNA’s exclusive information, the meeting of foreign ministers from Athens and Skopje, Nikos Kotzias and Nikola Dimitrov, is

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