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More than 60 000 Greek companies ’emigrated’ to Bulgaria – retail association

December 22, 2015December 23, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

In a just few months since the summer, more than 60 000 Greek companies have “emigrated” to Bulgaria, according to

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Bulgaria 

Foreign ministers: Bulgaria could be gateway for Iranian natural gas to Europe

December 22, 2015December 23, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Iran can serve as a gateway for Bulgarian goods to third-country markets, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said at a meeting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister in talks with Iranian president in Tehran

December 21, 2015December 22, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and Iranian president Hassan Rouhani have held talks covering what official statements described as good

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Europe 

Erdogan resolves his differences with Netanyahu

December 18, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Ankara is in the process of normalising its relations with Jerusalem, causing a surprise in the eastern Mediterranean, given that according

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Europe 

US missile defence system in Romania is fully operational

December 18, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Nato, Romania

Major military components of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defence System (AAMDS) in Romania, a key element in Phase II of

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October was 1.37B euro

December 18, 2015December 21, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 1.37 billion euro, the equivalent

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Europe 

Athens asks Ankara to help reduce the migrant flow

December 18, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels on Thursday on the sidelines of

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Europe 

Molotov cocktails thrown at Turkish consulate in Thessaloniki

December 18, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

Arsonists targeted the police guard of the Turkish consulate in Thessaloniki early Friday morning, using petrol bombs (Molotov cocktails). They

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Europe 

Bulgarian Parliament welcomes Nato’s invitation to Montenegro to join alliance

December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Montenegro, Nato

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on December 17 to express support for the invitation two weeks earlier

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