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Day: June 7, 2018

Europe 

‘Macedonia’ name dispute: Decisive hours, encouraging messages

June 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Encouraging messages have been issued ahead of the telephone conversation expected to take place between PM Zoran Zaev and PM

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament gives Cabinet mandate to seek Belene nuclear plant investor

June 7, 2018October 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved a motion on June 7 to give the government a mandate to hold talks with potential investors

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister optimistic 16+1 Summit, Chinese PM’s visit to Sofia will produce results

June 7, 2018June 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said on June 7 that she was sure the Sofia Summit of the China-CEE 16+1

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament to vote on 3.5BN leva fighter jet, armoured vehicle projects on June 8

June 7, 2018June 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s National Assembly appears set to approve the government’s 3.5 billion leva projects to acquire 16 fighter jets and 150

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Bulgaria 

Cannabis remains drug of choice in Bulgaria, use by school pupils among highest in EU

June 7, 2018June 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Cannabis remains the most frequently used illicit substance, followed by MDMA/ecstasy, among the adult general population aged 15-64 years in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.9% economic growth in Q1 2018

June 7, 2018June 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Europe 

Black Sea countries pledge to promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture

June 7, 2018June 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) secured on June 7 a 10-year pledge to

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Europe 

EC gives Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5M euro humanitarian aid for refugees and asylum seekers

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The European Commission (EC) announced on June 7 a total of 1.5 million euro in humanitarian aid to address the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Chinese officials prepare for 16+1 CEE-China summit in Sofia in July 2018

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The national co-ordinators for the China-Central and Eastern Europe Co-operation Initiative, known as the 16+1, have held talks at the

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