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Bulgaria welcomes Macedonian parliament’s ratification of good-neighbourliness treaty

January 15, 2018January 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement on January 15, welcomed the Macedonian parliament’s ratification of the good-neighbourliness treaty between the

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North Korea, EU-Japanese relations on agenda as Abe meets Borissov in Sofia

January 14, 2018January 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, has categorically condemned North Korea’s

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Bulgarian EU Presidency begins with EIB loan of 100M euro under Juncker Plan for agri-pharma firm

January 12, 2018January 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

A European Investment Bank loan of 100 million euro to a Bulgarian agri-pharma firm was announced on January 12 after

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European Commission, Bulgarian government to hold joint session on January 12

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission and the ministers of the Bulgarian government will have a joint session on January 12 at

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Bulgaria’s justice, interior ministers spell out EU Presidency priorities to European Parliament

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

Getting the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office operational, more efficient migration management and enhanced security for European citizens were among

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Bulgarian police mull end to pay protests after government agrees to 100M leva salary boost

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

An early-morning meeting on January 11 between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and police trade union representatives produced an agreement

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Vote of no confidence in Bulgarian government over corruption to be tabled on January 17

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will table its vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition government

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Plevneliev: Protests as Bulgarian EU Presidency begins show ‘slave mentality’

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Rossen Plevneliev

The sundry protests on domestic issues being held on January 11 as Bulgaria formally takes over the EU Presidency show

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Bulgarian President Radev: EU Presidency is ‘responsibility and opportunity’

January 9, 2018January 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union is a great responsibility but also provides significant opportunities for the

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