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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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Bulgaria 

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 

At Sofia Summit, Bulgarian PM does hard sell on EU prospects for Western Balkans

May 17, 2018May 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov used a news conference at the close of the EU – Western Balkans summit in

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Bulgaria Europe 

EU – Western Balkans Summit: The Sofia Declaration – full text

May 17, 2018May 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

At the European Union – Western Balkans summit in the Bulgarian capital on May 17, EU leaders agreed on the

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister: EU remains united over Iran nuclear deal

May 17, 2018May 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

As long as Iran implements the nuclear deal, the European Union and all its 28 member states remain part of

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Bulgaria 

Tusk in Sofia: ‘I hope to bring our Western Balkans friends closer to the EU’

May 16, 2018May 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

Speaking on the eve of the EU’s first collective meeting with leaders of Western Balkans countries for 15 years, European

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Bulgaria World 

Iran, Gaza, Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs on the menu at EU leaders’ dinner in Sofia

May 16, 2018May 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

At a dinner in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on May 16, European Union leaders will discuss recent global developments including US

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