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Day: January 18, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria continues to grapple with power cuts, travel problems after heavy snowfalls

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The municipality of Dulovo in the Silistra region of north-eastern Bulgaria declared a state of emergency on January 18 because

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2015 was 1.47B euro

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2015 stood at 1.47 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors lodge case against Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov over liquor store incident

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office had lodged in Sofia City Court indictments against Ataka party leader Volen Siderov and Ataka MP

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Sport 

Dimitrov digs deep to win Australian Open first-round match

January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Grigor Dimitrov got little rest after reaching the final of the Apia International in Sydney last week and was back

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Bulgaria 

Severe situation in northern Bulgaria because of snow, strong winds

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Strong winds in northern Bulgaria, causing blizzards and snow drifts, hampered traffic in northern Bulgaria on January 18, with many

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Europe 

S&P cuts Poland’s rating citing country’s government’s radical measures

January 18, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland suffered a foreign-currency rating downgrade to BBB+ from A-, with outlook downgraded to negative from positive as recent measures

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