Bulgarian Defence Minister: If US withdraws from Afghanistan, we have no business there
Nato should at its next ministerial meeting consider its format for Afghanistan, Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said on January
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Krassimir Karakachanov
Fighter jet acquisition: Bulgarian Defence Minister outlines options
There are three main components in considering Bulgaria’s choice of a new fighter jet – price, its capabilities and the
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Bulgarian PM on fighter jet acquisition: ‘F-16 much better aircraft than all others available’ (updated)
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov expressed hope on December 14 that the offer to supply his country with US-made F-16s
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Bulgaria Air flight with Defence Minister on board makes emergency landing in Vienna
A Bulgaria Air flight from Brussels to Sofia with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov on board made
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Skopje responds to Bulgarian Deputy PM Karakachanov’s threat over Zaev’s ‘Macedonian language’
The Foreign Ministry in Skopje has responded to Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and VMRO party leader Krassimir Karakachanov’s threat to
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Nominee to succeed Simeonov as one of Bulgaria’s deputy prime ministers named
If Bulgaria’s Parliament agrees in a vote reportedly scheduled for November 21, United Patriots co-leader Valeri Simeonov – who resigned
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Bulgarian governing coalition holds talks on steps ahead after Simeonov’s resignation
A succession of talks was held on November 20, first between Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and leaders of the governing
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Bulgaria’s ‘United Patriots’ continue to be united in name only
The three co-leaders of the United Patriots, the grouping of far-right and ultra-nationalist parties that is the minority partner in
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GERB’s Tsvetanov: Simeonov’s resignation ‘strengthens, not breaks’ Bulgaria’s ruling coalition
The resignation of Valeri Simeonov as deputy prime minister does not break the structure of Bulgaria’s ruling coalition, but even
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