Schäuble gives Greece ‘deadline’ of end of June for solution
German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble has given a “deadline” to Greece of the end of June. “The program has been extended twice.
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Author: Independent Balkan News Agency
Juncker: There won’t be a Grexit, but Athens is not co-operating
Greek intransigence threatens to push the continent towards financial ruin, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in an interview, and
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Bulgaria opens new tenders for Black Sea offshore oil and gas exploration
Bulgaria has opened new tenders to award five-year exploration licences for the Teres 1-22 and Silistar 1-14 offshore blocks on
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Istanbul’s new airport to boost air traffic over Bulgaria – minister
Air traffic over Bulgaria is expected to increase by 50 per cent once the new international airport in Istanbul becomes
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Greek crisis poses no threat to Bulgarian lenders – central bank
Bulgarian banks were not at risk to suffer any negative fallout from a crisis in Greece, the Bulgarian National Bank
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Skopje votes to twin with Sofia
The city council of Skopje has voted unanimously to “twin” the city with Sofia, in a move welcomed by Bulgarian
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FDI in Bulgaria in January-February was 128.2M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 128.2 million euro, the equivalent
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Earthquake of 6.1 on the Richter scale shakes Crete
Aftershocks from 3.4 to 4.9 on the Richter scale followed a powerful earthquake of 6.1 at 9.08pm on April 17
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S&P cuts Greece credit rating to CCC+
Standard & Poor’s has cut Greece’s credit rating to “CCC+” from “B-” with a negative outlook, saying it expected Greece’s
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