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Tsipras re-elected Syriza party president with 93.5%

October 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was re-elected party president at the 2nd Syriza Congress with 93.5 per cent of the

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Europe 

EU Commissioner Hahn in Skopje: Elections must be held, the country is ready

October 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn said in Skopje on October 14 that the Republic of Macedonia is ready to hold

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Bulgaria 

About 16 000 have entered Bulgaria illegally since beginning of 2016 – official

October 14, 2016October 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis

About 16 000 foreigners have entered Bulgaria illegally since the beginning of 2016, according to a regular report by the

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Bulgaria 

Record as more than 34 000 apply to vote abroad in Bulgaria’s 2016 elections

October 13, 2016October 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Just more than 34 000 Bulgarians have applied to vote abroad in the country’s November 2016 presidential election, a record

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes month-long recess for presidential elections

October 12, 2016October 12, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on October 12 to go into recess for close to a month because of the November

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Business 

Bulgarian economy ministry proposes scrapping special long weekends and ‘working’ Saturdays

October 11, 2016October 11, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Labour and Social Policy is drafting changes to the Labour Code that would see the scrapping of

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Business 

Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries down 13.8% y/y in January – August 2016

October 10, 2016October 11, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgarian exports to third countries, meaning non-EU countries, decreased by 13.8 per cent on an annual basis in January to

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Bulgaria 

Finance Ministry: Bulgaria gets ‘high marks’ from World Bank, IMF

October 8, 2016October 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency IMF, World Bank

Bulgaria received high marks from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund for its fiscal policy and accelerated economic growth

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Business 

Chinese acquire all the shares in Tirana International Airport

October 8, 2016October 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania

Tirana International Airport (TIA) has announced that China Everbright Limited (CEL), an international investment and asset management company based in Hong

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