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Members of Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and of the centre-right Reformist Bloc coalition held separate wreath-laying ceremonies in central Sofia on February 1, the day of remembrance of the victims […]
The increase of the defensive deterrence posture of Nato should go hand-in-hand with deepening political dialogue with Russia, to avoid confrontation and misunderstanding and to lower the risks, Bulgarian President […]
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev, in Brussels on January 30 for his first official visit abroad as head of state, has called for a new operational plan to address illegal migration. […]
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet headed by Ognyan Gerdzhikov took office on January 27, with head of state Roumen Radev giving it the tasks of ensuring the smooth functioning of the state, […]
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has announced the full list of caretaker cabinet ministers who will take office on January 27, succeeding Boiko Borissov’s government and preparing the country for early […]
Three days after his own inauguration as Bulgaria’s new President, head of state Roumen Radev congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as US president. A statement by President Radev’s office […]
The title of the 456-page 2015 autobiography of Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who on January 27 2017 will take over as Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister, was “I was not a politician”. Gerdzhikov, […]
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has signed a decree that the country will hold early parliamentary elections on March 26 2017, his office said on January 24. Radev […]
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev was tipped to name Ognyan Gerdzhikov, a 70-year-old former Speaker of Parliament and law professor, to head the country’s caretaker cabinet, reports on January 24 said. […]
Bulgaria’s current National Assembly, expected to be dissolved within days by President Roumen Radev, has called a special sitting for January 24 to deal with the second reading of a […]
