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Bulgarian PM, Prosecutor-General speak on eavesdropping controversy

April 16, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

The political furore unleashed by the findings of an investigation by a team of senior prosecutors into alleged illegal electronic

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Bulgarian caretaker PM addresses diplomats on domestic and foreign policy priorities

April 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

The main task of the current government was the organisation of free, democratic, transparent and fair parliamentary elections, Bulgarian caretaker

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Bulgaria to ask for South Stream review

April 10, 2013July 23, 2014 Alex Bivol energy, Marin Raykov, South Stream

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov said on April 10 that Bulgaria should review its investment decision on South Stream

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Roma groups walk out of Bulgarian Government’s integration council

April 8, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

Roma groups represented in the Bulgarian Government’s national council for co-operation on ethnic and integration issues walked out of the

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Bulgarian PM Raykov comments on ‘consensus’ about bashing caretaker government

March 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

For the first time, Bulgaria’s political elite has achieved consensus about something – bashing the caretaker cabinet, Prime Minister Marin

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Bulgaria will not initiate procedure for EU to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, caretaker PM Raykov says

March 28, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Marin Raykov

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov has reiterated that his country will not initiate the procedure for the European Union

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Siderov refuses invitation to talks with caretaker PM Raykov

March 22, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s minority ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov has declined an invitation to talks with caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov

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Muslims are an integral part of the Bulgarian nation, caretaker PM tells Chief Mufti

March 22, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

Muslims are an integral part of the Bulgarian nation, irrespective of their ethnicity, and should have the assurance that no

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Bulgaria 

A week in Bulgarian politics: Potshots in the shooting gallery

March 22, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Marin Raykov, Sergei Stanishev, Volen Siderov

A month after the resignation of the Boiko Borissov GERB government and with less than two months to go to

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