Attempts at illegal crossings of Bulgarian – Serbian border on the rise – report
A total of 554 migrants were intercepted crossing the border from Bulgaria into Serbia in July 2016, reports said on
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Author: Independent Balkan News Agency
After days of blazes, Bulgaria faces severe fire warnings
An official warning was issued on August 3 of a high risk of fires in several provinces in Bulgaria over
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Greeks struggling to make ends meet
Thousands of Greek pensioners saw their supplementary pension payments slashed by as much as 10 per cent on August 2 as
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Turkey to ask Bulgaria to extradite person with ‘close ties’ to Gülen
Turkey is to send a delegation to Bulgaria to request the extradition of a person said to have close ties
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Bulgarian PM Borissov discusses migrant crisis with Merkel
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has discussed the migrant crisis with Angela Merkel, with the German chancellor pledging support for
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IMF internal report reveals mistakes in Greek bailout program
The International Monetary Fund made a series of shocking admissions on Thursday regarding mistakes it made in the handling of
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Bulgarian business sentiment drops in July 2016 – poll
A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) found a drop in business sentiment in Bulgaria in July
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Greek tourism heading for new record
The upward trajectory of Greek tourism for this year has been confirmed, based on data received by the Hellenic Tourism
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Because of Brexit, Bulgarian EU presidency moves forward to January 2018
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on July 27 a revised sequence of European Union presidencies, with Brexit necessitating the Bulgarian EU presidency
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