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Day: June 20, 2017

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At European Parliament hearing, Bulgarian European Commissioner-designate Maria Gabriel lists priorities for digital portfolio

June 20, 2017June 21, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European Commission, Maria Gabriel

At a hearing by two European Parliament committtees on June 20, Bulgaria’s European Commission nominee Maria Gabriel – nominated for

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2017 was 125.7M euro

June 20, 2017June 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2017 stood at 125.7 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: Good neighbourly agreement between Bulgaria and Macedonia is ‘very close’

June 20, 2017June 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

Hosting his recently-elected counterpart from Skopje in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on June 20, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev invites Putin to visit in 2018

June 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia

Confirming an intention that has been telegraphed for months, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev’s office said on June 20 that he

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian top judge refuses to travel in national protection service cars after loose bolts incident

June 20, 2017June 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The president of Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation, Lozan Panov, is refusing to travel in National Protection Service cars after

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Bulgaria 

Number of newspapers, books published in Bulgaria dropped in 2016 – official statistics

June 20, 2017June 26, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A total of 262 newspapers were published in Bulgaria in 2016, a decrease of 21 compared with 2015, according to

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