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As Chanukah begins, Bulgarian President speaks out against hate speech

December 17, 2014December 22, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Jews, Rossen Plevneliev

Hate speech is often used, but should not be tolerated, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said at Sofia Synagogue, where the

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Bulgaria 

Plevneliev meets ADL: ‘Anti-Semitism, hatred and intolerance must be fought daily’

November 21, 2014November 24, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Jews, Rossen Plevneliev

Anti-Semitism, hatred and intolerance must be fought daily, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and the leadership of the Anti-Defamation League agreed

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Bulgaria 

Plevneliev: Balkans have enormous potential for establishing successful business partnerships

November 20, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

The Balkan region is working to ensure connectivity and integration and has enormous potential for establishing successful business partnerships, Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President honours memory of victims of communism, role of Pope John Paul II in fighting totalitarianism

November 16, 2014November 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

At a series of ceremonies, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has paid tribute to the memory of the victims of communism

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Bulgaria 

Tardiness in opening communist secret service files a big mistake in Bulgaria’s transition, President Plevneliev says

November 13, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Dossier Commission, Rossen Plevneliev

Opening the files of Bulgaria’s communist-era secret service State Security late was a big mistake in the country’s transition, President

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Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev, head of an altered state

November 7, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

When Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev thanked Boiko Borissov on November 6 for presenting him with a proposed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President hands mandate to Borissov to try to form a government

November 5, 2014November 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

At a formal ceremony at the Presidency in Sofia on November 5, President Rossen Plevneliev handed GERB party leader Boiko

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s coalition drama: Still some way to go

October 29, 2014October 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

The process of seeking to come up with a government after Bulgaria’s October 5 early parliamentary elections still has some

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President reiterates need for dialogue in address to Parliament

October 27, 2014October 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

In his first address to the newly-elected 43rd National Assembly on October 27, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev outlined the major

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