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Bulgaria’s new fence at Turkish border ‘to be like Berlin Wall’

February 1, 2015February 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The new 82km fence that Bulgaria plans to build at its border with Turkey will be higher, wider and well

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Europe 

Dracula Park project floated again in Romania

January 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania wants to build a Dracula theme park in Transylvania, the head of the national tourism agency said, reviving an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to reimpose curfew in all refugee shelters

January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees

Bulgaria will reintroduce a curfew at all refugee shelters in the country within a few days, State Agency for Refugees

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Europe 

Romania’s Schengen membership halted only for political reasons – president

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

Romania belongs to the Schengen area since the country fully fulfills all the accession technical criteria while all the other

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Business 

Bulgaria business climate rebounds in January 2015

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s overall business climate indicator, measured by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), recorded a strong rise in the first month

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Europe 

Greek stocks collapse as Greek government trashes Troika agreements

January 29, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

As Greece’s new cabinet convened for the first time and handover ceremonies were held in ministries, Greek bank stocks plunged

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Bulgaria 

Ultra-nationalist first among Bulgarian political leaders to congratulate Tsipras

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Volen Siderov of far-right ultra-nationalist minority party Ataka was the first Bulgarian political leader to congratulate Alexis Tsipras on his

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Romania fail to win EU backing for more compensation for dairy farmers hit by Russian embargo

January 27, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria and Romania have failed to win compensation for dairy farmers negatively affected by a Russian ban on imports of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian state railways plans purchase of high-speed trains for 210 million leva

January 26, 2015January 27, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian state railways BDZ plans to launch a tender for a contract to buy new trains capable of reaching speeds

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