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Month: October 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s elections 2016: The first weekend round-up

October 9, 2016October 12, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Official campaigning in Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections got underway on the weekend of October 9 and 10, with major

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s election commission amends ‘media packages’ decision – but still excludes websites

October 9, 2016October 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has amended its rules on the granting of “media packages” – state subsidies for election

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Voters to have ‘I don’t support anyone’ option

October 9, 2016October 12, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

It might make voters in the US November 8 2016 elections green with envy – Bulgarians who go to the

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Europe 

Ruling party leads in Georgia’s parliamentary elections

October 9, 2016 VOANews Georgia

The ruling Georgian Dream party was leading in Saturday’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results from two rival exit polls,

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Bulgaria 

Greek air traffic controllers call off planned four-day strike

October 9, 2016October 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Greek air traffic controllers have called off a series of rolling strikes that were planned for October 9 to 13,

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Bulgaria 

Finance Ministry: Bulgaria gets ‘high marks’ from World Bank, IMF

October 8, 2016October 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency IMF, World Bank

Bulgaria received high marks from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund for its fiscal policy and accelerated economic growth

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Perspectives 

The Balkan Blog: Sing A Song of Sixpence

October 8, 2016 Patrick Brigham

‘Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye. Four and twenty blackbirds, Baked in a pie. When the

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Bulgaria 

Is Bansko expensive? The Post Office ski resort survey 2016

October 8, 2016October 8, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Bansko wins the award for the seventh time in the postoffice survey of ski resorts (see http://www.postoffice.co.uk/my-travel/ski-report-2016 survey). I always

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Business 

Chinese acquire all the shares in Tirana International Airport

October 8, 2016October 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania

Tirana International Airport (TIA) has announced that China Everbright Limited (CEL), an international investment and asset management company based in Hong

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