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Saab: Bulgaria restarting fighter jet acquisition will prolong dependence on old system, burden Air Force budget

September 20, 2017September 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato, Roumen Radev

If Bulgaria starts a new international competitive procedure to acquire fighter jets, this will result in further delays in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev: ‘Iran’s Hassan Rohani is extremely well-meaning’

September 20, 2017October 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

During his visit to the United Nations in New York City, Bulgaria’s President Roumen Radev met with the Iranian President

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parliamentary committee calls for going back to square one on fighter jet acquisition

September 19, 2017September 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Roumen Radev

A day after Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov voiced doubt that Gripen was the best choice for a new fighter

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President calls meeting of security council to discuss ‘workable’ model against corruption

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has called a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security for October

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Bulgaria 

French president Macron backs Bulgaria’s Schengen, euro zone bids

August 25, 2017October 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, euro zone, Roumen Radev, Schengen

Emmanuel Macron’s tour of Eastern Europe reached Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast on August 25, where, in meetings with President Roumen

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes Environmental Protection Act amendments

August 8, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on August 8 that he was vetoing recently-passed amendments to the Environmental Protection Act meant

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev: Handling of jet fighter acquisition process ‘not the best signal’ abroad

July 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has cited the handling of the fighter jet acquisition process as an example of how not

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Chief: No external interference in choosing new fighter jet

July 17, 2017July 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria’s Defence Chief General Andrei Botsev has rejected allegations of external interference and corruption in the process towards choosing a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s President Radev accuses government of procrastinating about fighter jet acquisition

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

The prolonged political tussle in Bulgaria about the fighter jet acquisition process continued on July 10 with President Roumen Radev

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