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Bulgarian President Radev: Former defence minister Nenchev ‘crashed’ in MiG-29 overhaul deal

July 4, 2017July 5, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria’s President and former Air Force commander Roumen Radev said on July 4 that former defence minister Nikolai Nenchev had

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Bulgarian PM Borissov and President Radev in show of unity on military modernisation, anti-corruption and foreign policy

July 3, 2017July 5, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Against a background of recent tensions between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and President Roumen Radev, the heads

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Saab: Bulgarian former defence minister’s claims about Gripen ceasing production and being in scant demand are misleading and factually wrong

June 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Claims by Bulgarian former defence minister Boiko Noev in a June 28 television interview, including that there was scant demand

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Radev, Iohannis to seek closer ties as Bulgaria and Romania prepare to host EU presidency

June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Roumen Radev

Less than a week after visiting Greece, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev’s diplomatic forays took him to the country’s other European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament sets up ad hoc committee to probe fighter jet acquisition process

June 28, 2017January 9, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on June 28 to set up an ad hoc committee to examine the carrying out of

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From Gripens to the skirmish of Svishtov: War of words between Bulgarian President and Borissov’s GERB goes on

June 28, 2017July 1, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Tensions between Bulgarian President Roumen Radev and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party are continuing, following the accusation by GERB

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian former defence minister: Caretaker cabinet left it to next government to decide on negotiations on fighter jet acquisition

June 27, 2017June 28, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Nato, Roumen Radev

The Ognyan Gerdzhikov caretaker cabinet only “validated” the ranking of bids to supply new jet fighters to the Bulgarian Air

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: Bulgarian President Radev has 57% approval rating

June 26, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Five months after taking office in January 2017, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has an approval rating of

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Bulgaria 

Radev and Pavlopoulos: Bulgaria, Greece to work for stronger and more stable EU, integration of Western Balkans

June 23, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria and Greece will continue to work together in the interests of a stronger and more stable European Union because

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