Gruevski to step down as PM before January 15, political crisis continues
Prime Minister of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, will leave office before January 15 and the current government will be chaired by
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Author: Independent Balkan News Agency
Bulgarian PM says Erdogan and Davutoglu tried to pressure him to back ousted MRF leader Mestan
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said in a January 4 2016 television interview that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
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Business sentiment in Bulgaria slides slightly in December 2015
A monthly poll of the business climate in Bulgaria saw a slight decrease, by 0.7 percentage points, in December 2015
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Syriza ‘flirting’ with centrist party ahead of crucial votes in parliament
Syriza seems to continue politically “flirting” with minor opposition party Enosi Kentroon (Union of Centrists), judging by the statements made
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Bulgaria says detailed plan of Serbia gas interconnector ready
Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry said on December 28 that it has completed the first stage of preparations to build the gas
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Athens attracts German criticism over economy, refugee crisis
A fresh war of words broke out between German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and the Greek government a few days
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Varoufakis plans new party for ‘democracy in Europe’
Greek former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has announced, in an interview with Italian magazine L’ Espresso, to be published on December 24, that he
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New Belgrade-Budapest railway to be ready in 2018
In 2018 the new modern Belgrade-Budapest railway will be operational, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on December 23. “This
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MRF founder Dogan hits out at party leader over Turkey-Russia declaration ‘gaffe’
Ahmed Dogan, founder of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms – the party led and supported in the main by
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