In Sofia, Hungarian PM Orbán slams EU on migration, ‘double standards’ on Bulgaria and Schengen
During a visit to Sofia, Hungarian prime minister Victor Orbán has sharply critised European Union policies on dealing with the
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Author: Independent Balkan News Agency
Increased optimism in construction, service industries boost view of Bulgaria’s business climate – poll
A regular poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found slightly increased optimism about the country’s business climate, boosted
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Netanyahu: Greece a true friend
The strengthening of co-operation between Greece and Israel in energy, tourism, security, and other areas was agreed at a meeting in
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Transparency International finds perceptions of public sector corruption in Bulgaria largely unchanged
Bulgaria has again ranked 69th, this year out of 168 countries, in Transparency International’s latest annual Corruption Perceptions Index, which
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Bulgarian Cabinet approves further 34.1M leva for fence at Turkish border
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on January 27 2016 a sum of 34.1 million leva (about 17.4 million euro) for the extension
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Greece to hold general strike on February 4 over social security bill
All unions in Greece have decided on a general strike in the private and public sector on February 4 –
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister asks security agency to investigate leak of cable about Bokova
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has asked the State Agency for National Security to investigate the leaking to the media
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Borissov and GERB leave Bulgaria guessing over presidential candidate
Bulgarian Prime Minister and centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov is keeping the country guessing over who his party’s candidate
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Turkey cuts short term of consul-general in Plovdiv – reports
The term of office of the Turkish consul-general in Plovdiv, Alper Aktaş, is being brought to an end about six
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