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Bulgarian President vetoes amendments to Military Intelligence Act

August 5, 2019September 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on August 5 that he has vetoed the amendments to the Military Intelligence Act, which

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Bulgaria’s President asks Constitutional Court to reject law on business donations to political parties

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has asked the Constitutional Court to overturn recently-approved provisions of the Political Parties Act and the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament overrules President’s veto of F-16 contracts

July 26, 2019July 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 26 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto of the ratification of four contracts that

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President vetoes F-16 deal contracts

July 23, 2019July 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on July 23 that he had vetoed the National Assembly’s ratification of four contracts enabling

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Bulgaria 

High state honour conferred on outgoing Israeli ambassador to Bulgaria

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Roumen Radev

At a ceremony on July 16, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev conferred the high state honour of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes Budget revision on party financing

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on July 16 that he has vetoed the 2019 Budget Act revision that cut the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President: F-16 deal makes no sense if aircraft capabilities fall short

July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has again called into question the country’s $1.25 billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighters, approved

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s F16-deal: Defence Minister rejects President’s claim of ‘hidden billion’ cost

June 29, 2019July 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Roumen Radev

The price requested by the United States to sell Bulgaria F-16 fighter jets is 2.2 billion leva “and I do

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Bulgarian President Radev slams F-16 deal: ‘Hidden billion cost’

June 29, 2019June 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

The F-16 fighter jet deal proposed to Bulgaria by the United States has a “hidden cost of a billion,” President

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