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Bulgaria’s former PM Borissov released from custody

March 18, 2022March 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s former prime minister and opposition GERB party leader Boiko Borissov was released from custody on the night of March

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Bulgaria’s PM dismisses talk of supplying weapons to Ukraine

March 18, 2022March 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

On the eve of talks with visiting US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister dismissed as untrue speculation that

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Bulgaria’s PM congratulates Interior Ministry on arrest of Borissov

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

The only way for there to be change in Bulgaria is when the untouchables are no longer above the law,

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Bulgaria’s former PM Borissov ‘taken into custody’ – reports

March 17, 2022March 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

The former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Boiko Borissov, was allegedly arrested on the night of March 17, Bulgarian media said,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM to discuss security of air space with visiting US defence chief

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will discuss with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin the security of Bulgarian air space when

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: State support for business over high energy prices to continue after March

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Kiril Petkov

The Bulgarian state’s support for the private sector because of high energy prices will continue after the end of March,

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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy in telephone call with Bulgarian PM Petkov

March 13, 2022March 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on March 13, according to a message

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM holds talks in Antalya with Turkish President Erdoğan

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy

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Bulgaria 

PM Petkov: EU leaders support Bulgaria’s proposal for cohesion fund for refugees from Ukraine

March 11, 2022March 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

A proposal by Bulgaria for a cohesion fund for refugees from Ukraine so that the EU jointly will bear the

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