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Day: April 20, 2017

Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-February was 102.4M euro

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2017 stood at 102.4 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Draft agreement on new Bulgarian government between GERB and United Patriots to be ready on April 21

April 20, 2017April 21, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The draft coalition government agreement between Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and the nationalist United Patriots will be ready on April

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria high court upholds suspended sentence in eavesdropping trial against former court chief

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled on April 20 to uphold the one-year suspended sentence, with a three-year probation period,

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Europe 

End of roaming charges for travellers in the EU in 2017: Q and A

April 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission has released an updated set of questions and answers on the June 15 2017 end to roaming

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Dozens of square metres of mosaic flooring from Plovdiv’s Great Basilica already restored

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Restoration work on mosaic flooring from the site of Plovdiv’s Great Basilica archaeological site continued throughout this past winter, to

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Europe 

Europe fears Turkey’s Erdogan will tear up migration deal

April 20, 2017 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

The crowd of diehard supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheered at a referendum-eve rally in the Umraniye district

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