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Macedonia bars migrants entering across Greek border

August 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

More than 4000 refugees have blocked the railway from Thessaloniki to Skopje at the border between Greece and Macedonia. Because

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Europe 

Russian gas pipeline extension in Balkans mooted – report

August 19, 2015August 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, South Stream

Even as talks between Moscow and Ankara on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline remain deadlocked, four Balkan countries are set

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Europe 

Almost 21 000 migrants arrived in Greece just last week

August 19, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

About 20 843 migrants arrived in Greece last week (August 8 to 14) by sea, the UNHCR United Nations High

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria welcomes resolution of tax dispute with Greece

August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on August 17 that it welcomed Greece’s ratification of the new bailout agreement with the EU,

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Bulgaria 

Oil and gas exploration on Bulgarian shelf to start in 2016 – PM

August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has said that oil and gas exploration on the country’s Black Sea shelf was slated

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-June was 799.6M euro

August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of the year stood at 799.6 million euro, the equivalent of

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Europe 

Hungary widens fence on Serbian border

August 13, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Hungary, Serbia

The fence which Hungary started to install last month on the border with Serbia, to cope with the migrant crisis,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to forego dividend from state energy holding – reports

August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry will not seek any dividend from the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) for 2014, using the money instead

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Bulgaria 

EC grants Bulgaria 73M euro for border security, managing migration

August 11, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

The European Commission has granted Bulgaria nearly 73 million euro for the security of the country’s borders and strengthening of

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