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Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2019 was 4.1% – Eurostat

October 31, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2019 was 4.1 per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on October 31, citing

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria has third-lowest tax-to-GDP ratio in the EU

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria had the third-lowest tax-to-GDP ratio in the European Union in 2018, at 29.9 per cent, according to the EU’s

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Business 

Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria gloomier in October 2019

October 29, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) found a gloomier business climate in October 2019. Previous polls

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issued 11 864 first residence permits in 2018 – Eurostat

October 29, 2019October 30, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria issued 11 864 first residence permits in 2018, up from 10 958 in 2017 and 7942 in 2016, according

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Bulgaria 

EASC warns on risks of not opening EU membership talks with North Macedonia

October 27, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The refusal by the European Union to open membership talks with the Republic of North Macedonia has led to an

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors charge five over trafficking migrants from Turkey through Bulgaria to Western Europe

October 23, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Five people have been charged for participating in an organised crime group trafficking migrants from Turkey through Bulgaria to Serbia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian leaders welcome EC report on Cooperation and Verification Mechanism

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

The latest European Commission report on Bulgaria’s progress under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), which said that the progress

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Russia foreign ministers discuss energy, cultural ties

October 21, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva met her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on October 21 during a visit to Moscow, the

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Europe 

N Macedonia: Zaev to propose early parliamentary elections as soon as possible

October 19, 2019October 22, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will propose early parliamentary elections to be held in North Macedonia as soon as possible, after

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