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Bulgarian Aviation Association on fighter pilot controversy: Aviation capacity at ‘critically low level’

October 29, 2017October 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

The Bulgarian Aviation Association (BAA) has spoken out in an open letter to the country’s leaders following the controversy around

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev on the non-flying fighter pilots: ‘Dissatisfaction understandable’

October 26, 2017October 27, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President and former Air Force commander Roumen Radev has effectively sided with the MiG-29 pilots who declined to take

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President appoints Georgi Cholakov to head high court

October 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has signed the decree appointing Georgi Cholakov as the next head of the Supreme Administrative Court

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Bulgaria 

Sofia prosecutors: Bulgarian President’s chief of staff did not break classified information laws

October 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office said on October 23 that the chief of staff of President Roumen Radev’s office, Ivo

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President’s consultative council fails to solve key disputes over proposed new anti-corruption body

October 17, 2017October 18, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

A meeting on October 17 of Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security, called by President Roumen Radev, failed after four

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President welcomes Azerbaijan’s plan for Sofia – Baku direct flights from January 2018

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has welcomed the “intention and willingness” of Azerbaijan to start direct flights between Sofia and Baku

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Bulgaria 

President Radev: Bulgarian government failed to balance political and technical criteria in jet fighter acquisition

October 12, 2017October 13, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

A decision on choosing new fighter jets requires a balance between technical and political criteria, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President vetoes Defence Act amendments

October 9, 2017October 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev vetoed on October 9 the bill to amend the Defence Act, specifically the provisions detailing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President’s meeting to discuss anti-corruption steps collapses

October 9, 2017October 10, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

The October 8 meeting of Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security called by President Roumen Radev to discuss steps against

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