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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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Bulgaria 

Outrage after controversial Bulgarian ruling party MP ‘threatens’ TV talk show host

October 6, 2017October 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Media, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party, the majority partner in government, distanced itself on October 6 from its

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Europe 

Bulgarian President’s visit to Poland highlights EU divides

October 6, 2017October 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Poland, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda both took shots at EU policy during Radev’s official visit

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Bulgaria 

After explosive debate, Bulgarian Parliament accepts report calling for going back to square one on jet fighter acquisition

October 5, 2017October 7, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on October 5 a report by a special parliamentary committee recommending that the country go back

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Bulgaria 

War and peace? Bulgarian PM Borissov claims ‘wonderful dialogue’ with President Radev

October 4, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Two days after Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said that Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party was waging “undeclared war” on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament votes to reject GERB’s Delyan Dobrev’s resignation as MP

October 4, 2017October 5, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on October 4 to reject the resignation of senior GERB member Delyan Dobrev as an MP,

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research September 2017 poll: Borissov’s GERB 25.1%, Bulgarian Socialist Party 19.3%

September 26, 2017September 28, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev

Six months after Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections, the picture of support for major political parties is largely

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Bulgaria 

Armed conflicts across the world undermine peace and human values, Bulgaria’s Radev tells UN

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Armed conflicts in many parts of the world continued to undermine peace and human values, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has

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