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President Plevneliev: Bulgaria will never recognise Russian annexation of Crimea

June 30, 2016July 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria will never recognise Russia’s annexation of Crimea, President Rossen Plevneliev said in Sofia on June 30 after talks with

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Europe 

Bulgarian President: EU must act decisively after Brexit

June 27, 2016June 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit, Rossen Plevneliev

After the vote in the UK referendum to leave the European Union, the EU needs to be strengthened and receive

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Business 

Plevneliev: French firms should choose Bulgaria as outsourcing destination

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

On an official visit to Paris, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has said that he expects to see more French investors

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria on Brexit: A bad day for Europe, a triumph for nationalists and populists

June 24, 2016June 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev both described the UK vote to leave the European Union

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Europe 

Bulgarian, German presidents speak out against Brexit

June 23, 2016June 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit, Rossen Plevneliev

In Sofia, the presidents of Bulgaria and Germany have expressed hope that the United Kingdom’s June 23 referendum will see

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President: Education reform must be national priority

June 19, 2016June 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Revival of Bulgaria’s education system must be a national priority – long-term, non-partisan and strategic, President Rossen Plevneliev told a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian leaders speak on ‘Black Sea fleet’ plan, tensions with Turkey

June 16, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Romania, Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

Bulgaria’s President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister, in a joint briefing on June 16, dismissed talk of taking part in

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Europe 

Plevneliev: Bulgaria, Romania prove European integration works to bring positive change

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria and Romania are proof that the engine of European integration and regional co-operation works to ensure a positive change

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President joins condemnation of Orlando mass shooting

June 13, 2016June 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

In a condolences cable to US President Barack Obama, Bulgarian head of state Rossen Plevneliev has condemned the terrorist attack

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