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In Brussels, Bulgarian President Radev calls for ‘even greater’ EU support in securing external borders against illegal migration

January 30, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, European Commission, Nato, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev, in Brussels on January 30 for his first official visit abroad as head of state, has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new Chief of Defence takes office

January 18, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Roumen Radev

Vice-Admiral Emil Evtimov is Bulgaria’s acting Chief of Defence, succeeding General Konstantin Popov who stepped down because his former subordinate

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors lodge new charges against Bulgarian Defence Minister Nenchev

January 16, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

The Sofia City Prosecutors office lodged charges in court against Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev on January 16, accusing him of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s accused Defence Minister challenges Prosecutor-General in open letter

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Nato

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev, a member of the outgoing government and who is facing criminal charges in connection with

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Bulgaria 

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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