Bulgarian National Assembly votes third Boiko Borissov government into office
Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, voted Boiko Borissov’s GERB-United Patriots coalition government into office on May 4 2017. The
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Boiko Borissov presents proposed cabinet to President Roumen Radev
The day on which Boiko Borissov will become Bulgaria’s Prime Minister for a third time began with a brief ceremony
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Bulgaria’s caretaker PM ‘feels very festive’ as life of interim government nears its end
Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdzhikov said at the beginning of what is expected to be the last formal scheduled
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Landmark week in Bulgarian politics follows May Day long weekend
The short four-day week in Bulgaria following the country’s May 1 Labour Day long weekend will be a landmark one
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Bulgarian President Radev: Financial aspects of Brexit negotiations will be the most difficult
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on April 29 that the financial aspect of relations between the European Union and the
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Bulgaria’s Borissov says external interference in Macedonia’s domestic affairs ‘unacceptable’
Boiko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party and expected soon to become his country’s prime minister, has called for
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Bulgarian Parliament: Aggression against Macedonian MPs ‘unacceptable assault on parliament and democracy’
Bulgaria’s National Assembly adopted on April 28 a declaration strongly condemning the previous day’s assault on the parliament in Skopje,
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Macedonia crisis: Bulgarian President Radev ‘deeply concerned’ by clashes in parliament
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev said on April 28 that he was deeply concerned by the tensions in
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GERB and United Patriots sign coalition agreement, Borissov gets mandate to form government
At a ceremony on April 27, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev handed GERB party leader Boiko Borissov – whose party won
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