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Boiko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party and expected soon to become his country’s prime minister, has called for a political solution in the neighbouring Republic of Macedonia and […]
Bulgaria’s National Assembly adopted on April 28 a declaration strongly condemning the previous day’s assault on the parliament in Skopje, saying that “aggression against our colleagues is an unacceptable assault [… ...
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev said on April 28 that he was deeply concerned by the tensions in the Republic of Macedonia and the clashes the previous night […]
At a ceremony on April 27, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev handed GERB party leader Boiko Borissov – whose party won the most seats in the March parliamentary elections – a […]
Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov will formally receive the opportunity to form his third government when head of state President Roumen Radev hands him an exploratory mandate on […]
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova, whose party is destined for opposition when the forthcoming Boiko Borissov GERB-United Patriots coalition goverment takes office, has described the coalition’s joint governance program ...
Bulgaria is in no way looking for trouble with Turkey, President Roumen Radev told reporters in Sofia on April 25. “I have repeatedly said that the Bulgarian state leaders are […]
Turkey does not interfere in and influence the internal affairs of any country, including Bulgaria, Ankara’s ambassador in Sofia Süleyman Gökçe said on April 25. Allegations that it did were […]
Valeri Simeonov, co-leader of Bulgarian nationalist coalition the United Patriots, said on April 24 that every effort was being made to have a signed coalition government agreement by the end […]
Bulgaria’s former president Rossen Plevneliev says that four countries are trying “in one way or another” to influence the political process in Bulgaria – Russia, Turkey, Macedonia and Serbia. Plevneliev, […]
