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Bulgarian PM, nationalist leader to hold talks in row over ‘Turkish’ deputy minister

November 19, 2014November 20, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and nationalist party leader Valeri Simeonov are to hold talks on the evening of November

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Business 

Moodys upgrades Bank of Cyprus’ deposit ratings

November 19, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

Moodys Ratings agency on Monday upgraded Bank of Cyprus’ (BoC) long-term deposit ratings to Caa3 from Ca with stable outlook,

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-September was 1.1B euro

November 17, 2014November 17, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first nine months of 2014 stood at 1.1 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Appeal to stop ‘show in the media’ as Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc grapples with unity issue

November 17, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

An MP for Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc has appealed to his coalition colleagues to stop their “show in the media”

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Sport 

Thirteen arrested after brawl at Levski – Partizan Belgrade basketball match

November 16, 2014November 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Thirteen people were arrested after a fight in the stands between fans at a Levski Sofia – Partizan Belgrade basketball

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Bulgaria 

European Commission restarts payments to Bulgaria under Environment Operational Programme

November 14, 2014November 18, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission

The European Commission (EC) has informed Bulgaria that payments from EU funds under the Operational Programme (OP) Environment for the

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Bulgaria 

Tardiness in opening communist secret service files a big mistake in Bulgaria’s transition, President Plevneliev says

November 13, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Dossier Commission, Rossen Plevneliev

Opening the files of Bulgaria’s communist-era secret service State Security late was a big mistake in the country’s transition, President

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Europe 

Tomb with bones discovered in Amphipolis

November 13, 2014November 13, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency archaeology, Greece

Archeologists are closer to solving the mystery of Amphipolis, after the discovery of a tomb with bones in the third

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s MRF leader speaks out against removing Turkish-language news from national airwaves

November 12, 2014November 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Lyutvi Mestan

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has called on Bulgaria’s government to rethink the idea of removing Turkish-language daily

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