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Business 

Gloom in retail trade major factor as Bulgarian business confidence drops in July 2014

July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s business climate indicator fell by 3.2 percentage points month-on-month in July 2014 as managers in major industries lost confidence

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Europe 

Greeks remain pessimistic about the economy and labour market

July 27, 2014July 27, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Sixty-seven per cent of Greeks and 31 per cent of Europeans characterise the condition of their household poor to very

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Bulgaria 

British embassy in Bulgaria launches Holiday Hangover campaign

July 25, 2014July 27, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency beaches

The British embassy in Bulgaria launched the Holiday Hangover information and prevention campaign in Slunchev Bryag (Sunny Beach) seaside resort

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Bulgaria 

Georgieva poised to be Bulgaria’s European Commission nominee as issue passes to caretaker cabinet

July 24, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, European elections 2014, Plamen Oresharski

Attempts by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) for the country to name a candidate European Commissioner other than Kristalina Georgieva

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Bulgaria 

Nato forces in South Eastern Europe should be increased, Bulgarian President Plevneliev says

July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Nato, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

Increasing Nato forces in the South Eastern Europe region, conducting more joint exercises and making more active use of joint

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian-Turkish border fence completed, Bulgaria’s defence ministry says

July 22, 2014July 22, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees, Turkey

The building of a fence at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey has been completed, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said, in

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Europe 

Greece: More funds are needed from the EU to tackle illegal migration

July 22, 2014July 22, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

A clear message that Greece “cannot continue to bear the entire burden of managing the phenomenon of illegal migration in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government plans to disperse 2000 refugees throughout country – reports

July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees

The Bulgarian government has a plan to place 2000 refugees with formal refugee or humanitarian status throughout the country by

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Bulgaria 

Work starts on upgrade of road to planned new Bulgaria – Serbia border checkpoint

July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

A symbolic start has been made to work on a three million leva (about 1.5 million euro) upgrade of a

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