Controversy continues over law on Bulgarians voting abroad
A day after President Rossen Plevneliev announced a constitutional court challenge to a controversial new law on the system for
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Author: Independent Balkan News Agency
Turkey’s governing party unveils Binali Yildirim as prime minister
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party announced on May 19 Transport, Maritime Affairs, and Communications Minister Binali Yıldırım as the
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Macedonia’s parliament postpones June 5 elections
The Republic of Macedonia’s governing coalition parties, VMRO-DPMNE and BDI (Democratic Union for Integration), voted in parliament on May 18
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Bulgaria Q1 2016 FDI was 371.3M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of 2016 stood at 371.3 million euro, the equivalent of
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Macedonia’s Constitutional Court suspends all electoral activities
The Constitutional Court in the Republic of Macedonia decided on May 18 to evaluate whether the decision for the dissolution of Parliament
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Bulgaria, Albania sign deal on European integration co-operation
Bulgaria and Albania signed on May 17 a memorandum on co-operation on European integration, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said. The agreement
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Bulgarian President, Pope discuss Europe’s refugee crisis
Roman Catholic church head Pope Francis received Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev in audience at the Vatican on May 16, with
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Alexis Tsipras says Greece will return to bond market next year
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras expressed optimism that the automatic spending cuts mechanism his government will legislate this week will
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Bulgarian anti-corruption bill suffers new setback
An amended draft bill meant to create a new government body to fight corruption and conflict of interest has suffered
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