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Day: January 19, 2017

Perspectives 

Conduct unbecoming? Bulgarian president-elect Radev takes flak in National Assembly

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

Roumen Radev has set something of a record for Bulgarian heads of state by being the subject of a call

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2016 was 953.7 mln euro

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2016 stood at 953.7 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Hefty snowfalls in northern Greece cause problems at Bulgarian border

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Serbia

Substantial snowfalls in parts of northern Greece on January 19 caused problems at the border with Bulgaria, with some checkpoints

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Bulgaria 

Heavy snowfalls on January 19 block several roads, cause train cancellation in Bulgaria

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Heavy snowfalls on January 19 caused problems on several roads in Bulgaria, while similarly heavy snow in Bulgaria’s southern neighbour

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Bulgaria 

Partial walkout as Bulgaria’s president-elect tells MPs: ‘You have one more week’

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

In Bulgarian politics, the convention is that new office-bearers are accorded a 100-day honeymoon. President-elect Roumen Radev’s lasted 22 minutes

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov overcomes poor start to advance at Australian Open

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the third round of the Australian Open on January 19, defeating South Korea’s Hyeon Chung in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s president-elect Radev takes oath of office in National Assembly

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Roumen Radev took the oath of office as Bulgaria’s president in the National Assembly in Sofia on January 19 2017, with

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