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Turkish ambassador: Supporters of Gulen have schools in Bulgaria

July 19, 2016July 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The organisation founded by Fethullah Gulen, the Muslim cleric and opponent of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has schools at

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Europe 

Bulgaria’s Nataliya Apostolova is appointed new EU ambassador in Pristina

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

The Committee for Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament has appointed Bulgarian diplomat Nataliya Apostolova as special representative of the European

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Bulgaria 

Serbia sending joint army-police teams to Bulgarian border

July 18, 2016July 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Macedonia, Serbia

The Serbian government has decided to set up joint military and police teams to be deployed at its borders with

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-May was 517.3M euro

July 15, 2016July 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of 2016 stood at 517.3 million euro, the equivalent of

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Europe 

European Commission: Relocation of refugees from Greece and Italy is slow

July 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

According to the latest European Commission progress report on the refugee crisis, the relocation process of refugees into EU countries

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Europe 

French embassy and consulates in Turkey close until further notice

July 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

France surprisingly closed its embassy in Ankara along with its consulates in Istanbul and Izmir indefinitely due to serious information

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet adopts cyber security policy

July 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Cabinet adopted on July 13 a national cyber security policy, entitled “Cyber Resilient Bulgaria 2020”, a step taken against

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Bulgaria 

30 000 Bulgarians emigrated in 2015

July 13, 2016July 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Close to 30 000 Bulgarians emigrated in 2015, mainly to Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain, according to a research

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Europe 

Greek government out to secure wide backing for electoral law reform

July 13, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Government officials have focused their attention on getting the draft bill introducing changes to the electoral law approved in parliament

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