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Bulgarian Defence Minister faces criminal charges over MiG-29 deal

November 23, 2016November 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Poland

Bulgarian prosecutors have lodged criminal charges against Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev in connection with his conduct in concluding a deal

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Perspectives 

Can governance Trump guns? European security after the US elections

November 23, 2016 Mark Galeotti of the European Council on Foreign Relations Nato, Russia

European security co-operation has never really been off the EU’s agenda, but controversy, political divisions and expense have for many

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s outgoing Defence Minister expects to face charges over MiG-29 engines deal

November 22, 2016November 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Poland

Nikolai Nenchev, Defence Minister in Boiko Borissov’s outgoing government, said on November 22 that he expected to face criminal charges

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Europe 

Why Obama’s visit to Athens is not just about Greek debt

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece, Nato

The visit of the outgoing US President Barack Obama to Athens is going to go down as one of the

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Europe 

As Montenegro looks to Nato, anxiety grows over future US commitment

November 12, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Montenegro, Nato

As America’s European allies try to figure out their future relationships with Washington under President-elect Donald Trump, analysts say NATO

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria MoD signs deal for supply of MiG-29 engines, sideswipes at Radev

November 10, 2016November 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016, Nato

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence said on November 10 that it had signed a contract for the supply of 10 engines

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President calls for ‘transparency and openness’ in fighter jet acquisition

November 1, 2016November 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev, who as head of state is also commander-in-chief, has urged “transparency and openness” in the process

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Europe 

Nato’s Vershbow on alliance troops in Eastern Europe: ‘We had no choice’

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 Deutsche Welle Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Nato, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Nato had hoped for cooperation with Russia, but Moscow changed the paradigm by annexing Crimea, the alliance’s Deputy Secretary General,

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Europe 

Nato to deploy battalions in Poland and the Baltics in early 2017

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Nato, Poland

As of the beginning of 2017 year four groups of combat battalions will be stationed on a rotating basis in

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