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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Bulgarian President meets intelligence and security chiefs, Prosecutor-General over worsening relations with Turkey
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev called a special meeting on the afternoon of March 20 with several senior
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Bulgaria elections 2017: The week that was, March 19
With one week to go to Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections, party political platform issues were largely swept
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Bulgarian President Radev: Turkey’s interference in our elections is absolutely unacceptable
It is a fact that Turkey is interfering in Bulgaria’s March parliamentary elections and this is absolutely unacceptable, head of
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Bulgaria to return its ambassador to Ankara within days – caretaker PM
Nadezhda Neynsky, Bulgaria’s ambassador to Turkey who was recalled to Sofia for consultations on March 16, will return to the
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Turkey continues to loom large in concerns about Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections
Amid continuing controversy over concerns about interference by Turkey in Bulgaria’s March 26 early parliamentary elections, caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan
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Bulgaria declares Turkish citizen threat to national security, imposes five-year entry ban
Bulgaria has expelled a Turkish citizen after the State Agency for National Security (SANS) declared the individual a threat to
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Bulgaria recalls its ambassador to Turkey for consultations amid controversy over elections
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on March 16 that it was recalling its ambassador in Ankara, Nadezhda Neynsky, for consultations. The
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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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