General Andrei Botsev takes office as Bulgaria’s latest Defence Chief
Bulgaria’s former land forces commander Andrei Botsev took office on March 8 as Defence Chief – the third officer to
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Roumen Radev
Bulgaria opposes ‘two-speed Europe’ model, caretaker government says
Bulgaria wants the unity and integrity of the European Union preserved and opposes a model of a multi-speed Europe, the
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President Radev to present Bulgaria’s position on EC White Paper in Brussels
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will present the country’s position on European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s White Paper
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Bulgarian President Radev steps in to Pirin National Park controversy
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has stepped in to the controversy around the future of Pirin National Park,
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Political row erupts over proposed change of Bulgarian Defence Chief
Bulgaria’s former governing party and former defence minister have expressed outrage at the caretaker Cabinet nomination of a new Defence
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Bulgarian President Radev names former State Security staffer as security and defence adviser
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has appointed Ilian Alipiev, formerly a member of the country’s communist-era secret service State Security’s counterintelligence
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Bulgaria’s caretaker government nominates new Defence Chief
Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet said on March 1 2017 that it was nominating land forces commander Andrei Botsev to be the
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Trial of Bulgaria’s former defence minister Nenchev over MiG engine repair deal starts
The trial in Sofia City Court of Bulgaria’s former defence minister Nikolai Nenchev on charges of malfeasance in office over
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Bulgarian President Radev steps into domestic political row over Nato and the Black Sea
In a late-night post on Facebook, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has stepped into a domestic pre-election political
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