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Bulgaria objects to new Greek tax rules in letter to EU

March 30, 2015April 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov has objected to recent amendments to the Greek tax code in a letter to EU

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Business 

Port of Piraeus and 14 airports to be sold

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The divestiture of the port of Piraeus to individuals is one of the reforms proposed by the Greek government to

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Europe 

Gold ingots and paintings – former Romanian Finance minister hid treasure behind fake walls

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Former Romanian Finance minister Darius Valcov will be held under house arrest for 30 days, a court ruled in a

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Business 

Bulgaria business climate rises in March

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Managers’ outlook on the business climate in Bulgaria improved for a third consecutive month in March, rising by 0.9 percentage

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Europe 

Bank of Greece: deposits have dropped to 140.5B euro

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

The total deposits in Greek banks dropped to 140.5 billion euro in February, according to figures released Thursday by the

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Bulgaria 

‘Great potential’ for development of Bulgarian – Romanian border areas

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

There is great potential for the development of the Bulgarian – Romanian border areas, with the cross-border co-operation programme providing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria sees ‘great potential’ in cruise tourism

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Cruise tourism has great potential for Bulgaria, including by linking it to cultural and historical tourism packages, according to Tourism

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Bulgaria 

EU environment commissioner punts ‘blue economy’ at conference in Sofia

March 24, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

In Bulgaria and Romania alone, the five largest sectors of the blue economy create a total of 160 000 jobs

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Europe 

Russia may ‘ban plant products from Serbia’

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia, Serbia

Russia may ban fruit and vegetable imports from Serbia due to alleged apples re-exportation from Poland, Russian news agency RIA

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