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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch: ‘Macedonia’ church issue to await settlement on name

January 21, 2019January 23, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church will address the question of the autocephaly of the “Macedonian Orthodox Church” after the process of

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2018 was 795.4M euro

January 18, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2018 stood at 795.4 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Turkey is strategic partner of Bulgaria and EU

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Turkey

For Bulgaria as well as for the EU, Turkey is a strategic partner – a friendly neighbouring country, a Nato

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister: Putin invited, but no date set

January 18, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit, Russia

Both Bulgaria’s President and Prime Minister have invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the country, but no date has

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Bulgaria 

Rule change allows Bulgarian minority in Serbia to write women’s surnames in Bulgarian style

January 18, 2019January 17, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Serbian citizens who are members of that country’s ethnic Bulgarian minority will now be able to write out women’s surnames

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria opens new trade representation in Skopje

January 17, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgaria opened a new trade representation in Skopje on January 17, marking the occasion with a business forum involving 50

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Greek government wins confidence vote

January 17, 2019January 18, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

In a vote of confidence in Greece’s parliament on January 16, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ government secured a majority of

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EBRD appoints new regional director for Romania and Bulgaria

January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Mark Davis has been appointed the new European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria

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Europe 

North Macedonia: Steps towards changing name on passports, licence plates, state institutions

January 15, 2019January 16, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Authorities in Skopje have until 2024 to put the country’s new name “Republic of North Macedonia” on identification documents. This

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