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Antoinette Primatarova

Director European Programme, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia

Antoinette Primatarova has been Director of the European Programme of the Sofia-based thinktank Centre for Liberal Strategies (CLS) since 2002. She is a Member of the National Advisory Board of the Diplomatic Institute attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. Prior to joining the CLS, she held various positions within the Bulgarian diplomatic service. From 1993 to 1997, she was based in Stockholm as Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Sweden, Norway and Iceland. From 1997 to 2001, she was directly involved in the process of Bulgaria’s preparation for EU accession as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997–1999), Ambassador to the European Communities and Head of the Bulgarian Mission to the EC in Brussels (1999–2001), and Deputy Chief Negotiator (2000–2001). Antoinette holds a master’s degree in Germanic Studies from the University in Leipzig, and pursued an academic career at the University of Sofia prior to joining the diplomatic service.

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Cantir, Christian A. (2011). “Leaving the War in Iraq or ‘Staying the Course’: Why Did Bulgaria Withdraw and Romania Stay?” In Issues in EU and US Foreign Policy, edited by Muenewer Cebeci. Plymouth: Lexington Books: 179–201.

Council of Ministers (2011). Decree No. 234 of the Council of Ministers of 01.08.2011 on the policy of the Republic of Bulgaria regarding its participation in international development cooperation (English excerpts).

Council of Ministers (2015). Programme for the Development of the Defence Capabilities of the Bulgarian Armed Forces 2020.

ECRF (European Council on Foreign Relations) (2010/11–2016). European Foreign Policy Scorecard.

Fileva, Petranka, Anna Valkanova and Petar Buchkov (2018). Development Policy: From development aid towards global development partnership. Bulgarian Platform for International Development. Sofia: Ciela.

Korski, Daniel, and Richard Gowan (2009). Can the EU Rebuild Failing States? A Review of Europe’s Civilian Capacities. London: European Council on Foreign Relations.

National Assembly of Bulgaria (2011). National Security Strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria. Approved on 25 February 2011.

National Assembly of Bulgaria (2018). Updated National Security Strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria. Approved on 14 March 2018.

President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2012). Consultative Council for National Security.

Slatinski, Nikolay (2005). “Reporting for Duty: The Legacy of the Blue Helmets in Cambodia (1992–1993).” In Managing Political Crises in Bulgaria: Pragmatism and Procrastination, edited by Kjell Engelbrekt and Markus Foerberg. Stockholm: Crisis Management Europe Program: 75–97.

Tashev, Blagovest (2004). “In Search of Security: Bulgaria’s Security Policy in Transition.” Papeles del este 8: 1–20.

Tzvetkov, Georgi (2014). “Defence Policy and Reforms in Bulgaria since the End of the Cold War: A Critical Analysis.” Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes. Connections (13) 2 (Spring): 65–78.

Vachkov, Daniel, and Martin Ivanov (2008). Bulgaria’s External Debt 1944–1989: The Bankruptcy of the Communist Economy. Sofia: Ciela.

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