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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-April was 218.5M euro

June 17, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2014 stood at 218.5 million euro, the equivalent of

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Europe 

Final judgment on Croatian former PM Sanader: 8.5 years in prison

June 17, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia

The Supreme Court confirmed on June 13 2014 the first verdict against former Prime Minister of Croatia Ivo Sanader for

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Europe 

Bulgarian border should move west into Serbia – report

June 16, 2014June 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Bulgaria is little bit more of a Western country than previously had been thought, because a point of its border

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Bulgaria 

Bokova could be nominated as Bulgaria’s European Commissioner, rather than UN Secretary General – report

June 13, 2014February 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Irina Bokova

Against a background of political turbulence in Bulgaria and the question mark over how long the current government will last,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM nominates UNESCO chief Bokova to be next UN Secretary General – report

June 12, 2014February 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Irina Bokova

Plamen Oresharski, prime minister in the Bulgarian Socialist Party cabinet seen as in its closing days as the country awaits

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protests: The last waltz and DANSNoMore

June 11, 2014June 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests

As Bulgaria waits to see just when the Bulgarian Socialist Party government will resign, there is another question – on

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Europe 

IMF reminds new Greek cabinet of difficult task ahead

June 11, 2014June 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, IMF

The new members of the Greek government were sworn in on June 10 following a reshuffle announced by Greek Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

Another flop for Bulgarian government as EC declines to accept Partnership Agreement

June 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission

The European Commission has again declined to accept Bulgaria’s Partnership Agreement – the document setting the national priorities which will

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Europe 

Macedonia has no clear decision on South Stream pipeline

June 10, 2014June 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia, Serbia

Authorities in Skopje are yet to decide on the South Stream Russian gas pipeline project. Aleksandar Dukovski, head of the

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