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Archaeology: Ancient human burials discovered in Cyprus

August 17, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency archaeology, Cyprus

Archaelogists believe that they discovered what could be the earliest documented formal human burials found in Cyprus to date. The

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Business 

Bulgaria H1 direct investment at 490.7M euro

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2014 stood at 490.7 million euro, the equivalent of 1.2

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria caretaker cabinet orders ministry audits

August 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on August 14 that it ordered full audits at all government ministries, to be carried out

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Europe 

Greek economy sends positive vibes, end of recession nears

August 14, 2014August 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, macroeconomic indicators

Good news are coming out of the Greek economy as data from the Hellenic statistical authority indicated Wednesday that the

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Bulgaria 

Clean-up in Bulgaria’s flooded town of Mizia still underway

August 13, 2014August 22, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency floods

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, the European commissioner for international cooperation and crisis response, was due to visit on August 13 the

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Leisure 

Greece expecting 19 million tourists this year

August 13, 2014August 13, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The association of Greek tourism enterprises SETE reiterated its confidence that the target of 19 million tourist arrivals set for

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Europe 

Archaeological dig finds Amphipolis tomb, Greek PM visits site

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

Greek archaeologists may have made a very important discovery at the ancient city of Amphipolis, in north-eastern Greece, after two

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Europe 

Greek producers affected by Russian food embargo set to receive EU help

August 12, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Russia, Ukraine

The Greek government is looking for the European Union to make sure the country’s producers will be compensated for losses

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s GERB mulls territorial reform to cut spending

August 11, 2014August 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian centre-right party GERB is drafting plans for administrative-territorial reform as part of its governance programme ahead of the October

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