French ambassador: Bulgaria’s position on Ukraine is clear
France’s ambassador in Sofia, Xavier Lapeyre de Cabanes, said on March 6 that Bulgaria had clearly expressed its position on
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Controversy over foreign minister’s visit to Ukraine highlights Bulgaria’s policy complexities
The visit to Ukraine by Kristian Vigenin, the former MEP who currently is Bulgaria’s foreign minister, was a bid to
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Bulgarian President’s consultative council re-iterates commitment to growth targets
Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security re-iterated on February 4 the commitment of all political parties in Parliament to work
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Bulgarian Parliament rejects far-right Ataka’s anti-gay law
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Penal Code proposed by ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov that would have imposed jail and huge
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For Bulgaria, ‘months of permanent scandal ahead’
Political commentator Dimitar Ganev, speaking on Bulgarian National Radio on January 28, said that months of permanent scandal lay ahead
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Purvanov project hits BSP, Borissov’s GERB back in the lead – poll
The Bulgarian Socialist Party has been hard-hit by the relaunch of Georgi Purvanov’s ABC movement, with the wedge driven into
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Siderov, Ataka MPs give up immunity from prosecution
In an ostentatious display in Parliament, after a sarcasm-laden speech by leader Volen Siderov, MPs for ultra-nationalist party Ataka all
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Posturing and protests as Bulgaria’s Parliament resumes
Bulgaria’s 42nd National Assembly resumed proceedings on January 15 after the festive season recess, with a strong police presence outside
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Stanishev, US envoy speak on Siderov case
A week after news broke of the ructions involving Volen Siderov and a group of Ataka MPs on a flight
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