Greek government crisis: Tsipras to seek vote of confidence
The leader of the Independent Greeks, Panos Kammenos, has withdrawn from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s coalition government, prompting Tsipras to
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Parliament in Skopje votes country name change to ‘Republic of North Macedonia’
With 81 votes in favour and not a single vote opposed, the parliament in Skopje approved on January 11 the
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Bulgaria’s exports in January-November 2018 up by 1.5% y/y – statistics institute
Bulgaria’s exports in January to November 2018 were 1.5 per cent higher than in January to November 2017, the National
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Bulgaria’s government minority partner ‘United Patriots’ divided over fighter jet proposal
Valeri Simeonov, one of three co-leaders of the United Patriots, the nationalist minority partner in Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition
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Unemployment in Bulgaria 5.4% in November 2018, youth unemployment rose – Eurostat
Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2018 was 5.4 per cent, unchanged from October and down from 5.7 per cent in
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Ecumenical Patriarch signs proclamation of autocephaly of Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartolomeos I has signed the “tomos” document officially proclaiming the Orthodox Church of Ukraine as autocephalous. Bartolomeos I
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Bulgarian Defence Minister: If US withdraws from Afghanistan, we have no business there
Nato should at its next ministerial meeting consider its format for Afghanistan, Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said on January
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Parliamentary leader of Bulgaria coalition minority partner queries F-16 acquisition plan
Volen Siderov, parliamentary leader of the United Patriots – the grouping of far-right and nationalist parties that is the minority
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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsened slightly in December 2018
A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) found that the business climate in Bulgaria in December 2018
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