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Backers of Bulgaria’s Religions Act amendments deny changes made under Turkish pressure

March 29, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The two Bulgarian politicians who tabled controversial amendments to the Religious Denominations Act denied on March 29 that the changes

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Bulgaria 

Political row in Bulgaria over ‘Turkish interference’ in Religions Act continues

March 29, 2019April 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The ripples in the political row over alleged Turkish interference in Bulgaria’s controversial amendments to the Religious Denominations Act continued

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Poll sees business climate in Bulgaria largely unchanged in March 2019

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) found the business climate in Bulgaria in March 2019 much

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Bulgaria 

Changes to Bulgaria’s Religions Act cause melodrama between Sofia and Ankara

March 29, 2019April 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Amendments to Bulgaria’s Religious Denominations Act approved by Parliament have caused a flurry of exchanges between Sofia and Ankara, after

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria gives 3.5M leva aid to countries in Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Caucasus

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria is granting 3 485 028 leva (about 1.78 million euro) to countries in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament extends deadline for probe into alleged graft in issuing citizenship

March 27, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s National Assembly agreed on March 27 to extend by three months the deadline for an ad hoc committee investigating

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria shows 427.5M euro outflow in January 2019

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year recorded an outflow of 427.5 million euro, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political parties manoeuvre ahead of May 2019 European Parliament elections

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Across the spectrum, Bulgaria’s political parties are manoeuvring ahead of the country’s May 26 2019 European Parliament elections, with both

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Minister: Bulgaria will continue supporting refugees in Syria’s neighbouring countries

March 14, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Syria

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has pledged her country’s continuing support for refugees from the war in Syria, saying that

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