Bulgaria’s president-elect Radev takes oath of office in National Assembly
Roumen Radev took the oath of office as Bulgaria’s president in the National Assembly in Sofia on January 19 2017, with
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Roumen Radev
Bulgaria’s new Chief of Defence takes office
Vice-Admiral Emil Evtimov is Bulgaria’s acting Chief of Defence, succeeding General Konstantin Popov who stepped down because his former subordinate
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Outgoing Bulgarian president Plevneliev speaks on relations with Russia, expectations for successor
At a lengthy valedictory news conference on January 18, outgoing Bulgarian president Rossen Plevneliev reiterated his stance distinguishing between Russia’s
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Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission has announced more than 12 000 communist secret service agents in 10 years
Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by law with announcing the identities of those in public life who worked for
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Bulgarian president-elect rejects calls to prolong the life of the current Parliament
Bulgarian president-elect Roumen Radev has rejected calls to prolong the life of the current Parliament, made by Boiko Borissov’s GERB
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Former Constitutional Court judges divided on Bulgarian President’s mannequin challenge on caretaker government
Two former Constitutional Court judges have entered the controversy about whether Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s decision to not appoint a
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Bulgarian president-elect Radev declines Plevneliev’s offer to name caretaker cabinet
Bulgarian president-elect Roumen Radev has declined President Rossen Plevneliev’s offer to name a caretaker cabinet that Plevneliev will use his
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Mixed reactions to Plevneliev’s decision not to appoint caretaker cabinet
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s announcement on December 21 that he would not appoint a caretaker cabinet but would leave this
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: GERB ‘to support’ goverment formed by Reformist Bloc – Tsvetanov
Boiko Borissov’s GERB party could support a government formed on the basis of the mandate held by the Reformist Bloc,
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