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Bulgaria’s United Patriots divided as Ataka quits coalition council talks on European elections

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The latest attempt by the United Patriots, the grouping of three Bulgarian nationalist parties, to discuss a joint approach to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian – North Macedonian trade, economic co-operation commission to meet in Skopje in March

February 25, 2019February 26, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The Bulgarian – North Macedonian joint intergovernmental commission on trade and economic co-operation will hold its first meeting in Skopje

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Bulgaria 

Joint commission proposes Sofia, Skopje together honour historical figures

February 22, 2019February 25, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Following its fourth meeting, the Bulgarian-North Macedonian commission on issues in history and education has proposed that the two countries

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian vehicle administration official who demanded bribe fined 5000 leva, community service

February 21, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

A former Bulgarian Motor Vehicle Administration official who demanded a 20 euro bribe from a Turkish lorry driver – who

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Europe 

Greece eases border crossing rules for citizens of North Macedonia

February 21, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

North Macedonian citizens will cross the border with Greece only with their travel documents. The sheets of paper that had

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Bulgaria and Romania to step up co-operation to help development of SMEs

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

At a regular meeting on February 20, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a draft memorandum of understanding on small and medium-sized enterprises

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Bulgaria 

PM Borissov welcomes Bulgarian Parliament’s ratification of North Macedonia’s Nato accession protocol

February 20, 2019February 21, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Macedonia, Nato

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has welcomed the February 20 ratification by the country’s National Assembly of the Nato accession

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FDI in Bulgaria in 2018 was 1.53B euro

February 19, 2019February 21, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2018 stood at 1.53 billion euro, the equivalent of 2.8 per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ‘United Patriots’ remain divided over candidacies for European Parliament elections

February 19, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Valeri Simeonov’s National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB) party announced on February 19 that he would be its

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