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FDI in Bulgaria in January-April was 429.1M euro

June 17, 2016June 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2016 stood at 429.1 million euro, the equivalent of

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Europe 

Eurogroup approves disbursement of 7.5B euro loan tranche to Greece

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

Eurogroup finance ministers approved the release of 7.5 billion euro in bailout funding to Greece during a meeting in Luxembourg

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Europe 

Ecumenical Patriarch sends call for Orthodox unity from Crete

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a message of unity of Orthodox Churches upon his arrival in Crete for the Holy and

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Europe 

Plevneliev: Bulgaria, Romania prove European integration works to bring positive change

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria and Romania are proof that the engine of European integration and regional co-operation works to ensure a positive change

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Romanian presidents urge energy independence for SEE

June 15, 2016June 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania

Energy dependency is the biggest weakness of South Eastern Europe and building a modern energy infrastructure and interconnection of the

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Europe 

Greek government eager to secure bailout funds before Brexit referendum

June 15, 2016June 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

The Greek government is keen to make sure the European Stability Mechanism and subsequent Eurogroup meeting give the necessary final

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria completes gas compressor upgrade at Greek border

June 13, 2016June 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

Bulgaria has completed the upgrade of a gas compressor station at Petrich, near the border with Greece, which completes the

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Europe 

1000 Orthodox scholars urge Pan-Orthodox Council to go ahead

June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Press Office of the Ecumenical Patriarchate received a notification this morning. An Open Letter of the Orthodox Scholars around

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Bulgaria 

Austria: Bulgaria a reliable partner in solving refugee crisis

June 12, 2016June 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria has long been a reliable partner in solving the refugee crisis, Austria’s foreign minister Sebastian Kurz told his visiting

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