‘Stability’ the buzzword as Bulgaria’s parliamentary election campaign gets underway
After many months of torrid political dramas in Bulgaria, the theme of stability has emerged as a talking point among
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Plevneliev: Bulgaria will not send military and weapons to Ukraine
There will be no Nato bases in Bulgaria and nor will the country send military personnel and weapons to Ukraine,
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Bulgaria grapples with rewrite of controversial paper after row over ‘Russia threat’
The Bulgarian cabinet’s security council was meeting on September 1 to consider a new version of a document on a
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Bulgaria elections minister nominee withdraws
Judge Krassimira Medarova, slated to become elections minister in the caretaker cabinet of Georgi Bliznashki, asked on August 10 that
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Bulgarian President appoints elections minister to caretaker cabinet
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev appointed judge Krassimira Medarova as caretaker minister in charge of the electoral process, the president’s office
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Political gulf widens as Bulgaria’s caretaker administration begins clean-up operation
When in 2013 it was clear that political circumstances made an immediate return to power by Boiko Borissov impossible, a
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Bulgarian President prorogues Parliament, sets October 5 election date
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev signed on August 6 the decree proroguing the 42nd National Assembly and setting the date for
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev names academic Georgi Bliznashki as caretaker PM
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev announced on August 5 2014 that Sofia University constitutional law professor Georgi Bliznashki would take office
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Bulgarian parties remain deadlocked on Budget revision
Talks between Bulgaria’s largest political parties, hosted by President Rossen Plevneliev on August 1, have failed to break the deadlock
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