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Borissov’s GERB has 25.7% per cent support, the Bulgarian Socialist Party 19.6% – poll

June 26, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kornelia Ninova, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

A few months after Bulgaria’s March 2017 early parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party has 25.7 per

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Bulgarian Defence Minister: F-16s out of the race in jet fighter acquisition project

June 23, 2017June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato

Speaking in the National Assembly building on June 23, Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov confirmed that the country would not

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Bulgarian Defence Minister: Military modernisation projects to be submitted to Cabinet and Parliament next week

June 16, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato, Roumen Radev

Proposals on modernising Bulgaria’s military will be submitted for approval by the Cabinet and the National Assembly next week, Defence

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Bulgarian Defence Minister orders posthumous promotion for navy helicopter pilot who died in Black Sea crash

June 10, 2017June 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said on June 10 that he had ordered a posthumous promotion for Captain Georgi Anastasov,

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Bulgarian President criticises government, calls for condemnation of Nazism over ‘Hitler salutes’ scandals

May 20, 2017May 21, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Jews, Krassimir Karakachanov, Roumen Radev, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has become the latest to react to the controversy of the past few days about photographs

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Bulgarian Defence Ministry official pictured with Hitler salute keeps job – for now

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Defence Minister and nationalist United Patriots co-leader Krassimir Karakachanov said on May 19 that no decision had been taken

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President calls for ‘long-term policy’ to end dangerous personnel outflow from armed forces

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s President Roumen Radev has called for a long-term policy to put an end to the dangerous downward trend in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s nationalist Defence Minister wants to bring back compulsory military service

May 5, 2017May 7, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Krassimir Karakachanov

Krassimir Karakachanov, co-leader of Bulgaria’s nationalist United Patriots and now Deputy Prime Minister in charge of internal security and Defence

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Bulgarian National Assembly votes third Boiko Borissov government into office

May 4, 2017May 5, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Kornelia Ninova, Krassimir Karakachanov, Roumen Radev, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, voted Boiko Borissov’s GERB-United Patriots coalition government into office on May 4 2017. The

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