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Day: December 9, 2016

Europe 

Fateful elections in Macedonia

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle Macedonia

Snap elections in Macedonia were called in hopes of putting an end to the domestic political crisis in the country.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s NEK settles arbitration damages for shelved Belene nuclear plant

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s state-owned electric utility NEK has paid 601.6 million euro in damages to Atomstroyexport, the foreign contracts subsidiary of Russia’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s fence at Turkish border so far has cost close to 170M leva – deputy interior minister

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

A sum of 169 309 121 leva has been paid so for the fence at the border with Turkey, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s top judiciary body promises fixes after Sofia judges protest

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) vowed to implement measures that would reduce the case overload at the Sofia District Court

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc decides against attempt to form government

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s centre-right coalition the Reformist Bloc decided on December 9 against attempting to form a government. The decision was taken

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports to other EU countries up 6% y/y in January – September 2016

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to other European Union countries in January to September 2016 were six per cent higher than in January

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Business 

Close to nine out of 10 Bulgarian bankers expect Brexit will have no consequences for Bulgarian economy – poll

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

Eighty-six per cent of bank managers in Bulgaria do not expect any consequences for the Bulgarian economy from the UK’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s accused Defence Minister challenges Prosecutor-General in open letter

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Nato

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev, a member of the outgoing government and who is facing criminal charges in connection with

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Perspectives 

Greece left alone in the refugee crisis

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece

EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos is “not the happiest person on earth,” he said in Brussels as he presented the

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