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Day: November 16, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government has resigned – what happens now, and when?

November 16, 2016November 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2016, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

After Bulgaria’s Parliament approved the resignation of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government on November 16 2016, the big questions arising

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Europe 

EU proposes new system to strengthen security checks on visa-free travellers

November 16, 2016November 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The European Commission said on November 16 that it was proposing to establish a European Travel Information and Authorisation System

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament approves resignation of PM Borissov’s government

November 16, 2016November 17, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 16 2016 to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, tabled after

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-September 2016 was 1.27B euro

November 16, 2016November 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first nine months of 2016 stood at 1.27 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Outgoing Bulgarian government names two deputy foreign ministers as ambassadors

November 16, 2016November 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A few hours before Bulgaria’s Parliament was due to vote on November 16 on the resignation of Boiko Borissov’s government,

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Bulgaria 

Transparency International: No Bulgarian believes govt is doing very well against corruption

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

More than half of Bulgarians believe that the government is doing badly in the fight against corruption, and while 11

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Europe 

Why Obama’s visit to Athens is not just about Greek debt

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece, Nato

The visit of the outgoing US President Barack Obama to Athens is going to go down as one of the

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