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Day: December 12, 2016

Bulgaria 

British community in Bulgaria joins efforts to aid people of blast-hit Hitrino

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The British expatriate community in Bulgaria is being drawn in to help families of victims of the fatal explosion in

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports to non-EU countries drop 10.6% y/y in January – October 2016

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to non-EU countries were 10.6 per cent lower in January to October 2016 than in January – October

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government grants 10M leva to assist blast-hit Hitrino village

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The Bulgarian government is granting 10 million leva (about 5.1 million euro) to assist the village of Hitrino, Prime Minister

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Business 

Close to 64% of Bulgarians have home internet, 7 of 10 use phone to access the net at home

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

About 63.5 per cent of households in Bulgaria had internet access at home in 2016, an increase of 4.4 percentage

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI down to 0.5% deflation in November

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.5 per cent deflation in November 2016, down from 0.6 per cent a

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Europe 

Romanian left return to power in triumphant comeback

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle Romania

One year after exiting the political scene amidst scandal and unrest, Romania’s center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) staged a major

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Europe 

Early results in Macedonia elections prove inconclusive

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle Macedonia

Both the incumbent VMRO-DPMNE and opposition Social Democrats announced they were victorious in Macedonia’s election on Sunday. The Macedonian State

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