Plevneliev: Russia, Turkey, Macedonia and Serbia try to influence political process in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s former president Rossen Plevneliev says that four countries are trying “in one way or another” to influence the political
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Russia pulls out of Eurovision 2017 song contest in Kyiv after entrant barred by Ukraine over Crimea wrangle
Russia has pulled out of 2017 Eurovision in Kyiv after Ukraine refused to allow Russian contestant Julia Samoylova to travel
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Handing MiG-29 engine overhaul contract to Poland was better deal for Bulgaria than with Russia, Nenchev trial told
The conditions offered by Poland to overhaul the engines of the Bulgarian Air Force’s MiG-29 fighter jets were better than
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Russian ambassador to Bulgaria congratulates GERB leader Borissov on election victory
The Russian ambassador in Sofia, Anatoliy Makarov, has written to centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov congratulating him on his
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Bulgaria elections 2017: Daily roundup, March 24
Campaigning in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 elections closes – or is by law, is required to, lest anyone carry on
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Ukraine bars Russia entry from Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Ukraine has barred Russia’s Eurovision contestant from entering the country because she previously performed in Crimea. Relations between the neighbors
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Bulgaria elections 2017: Daily roundup, March 20
Monday March 20, the beginning of the final week of the election campaign ahead of Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections, was
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Migration, Russia are major issues for political parties ahead of Bulgaria’s March 2017 parliamentary elections
Concerns about an increased flow of migrants into Bulgaria, and relations with Russia, are among the key issues that have
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Poptodorova’s airport incident: ‘honest mistake’ and ‘hybrid warfare’
Bulgaria’s former ambassador to the United States, Elena Poptodorova, has described an incident at Warsaw Airport in which she was
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