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Bulgaria Parliament committee to probe alleged graft in issuing citizenship

December 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s National Assembly has agreed, with all-party support, to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate allegations in European

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Europe 

Parliament in Kosovo votes in favour of the creation of an army

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

The parliament of Kosovo voted on December 14 in favour of the three bills which enable the transformation of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had lowest consumption per capita in the EU in 2017 – Eurostat

December 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Consumption per capita in Bulgaria in 2017 was 54 per cent of the European Union average, the lowest in the

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Bulgaria 

Eurobarometer poll: 54% of Bulgarians see country’s EU membership as a good thing

December 11, 2018December 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Fifty-four per cent of Bulgarians see the country’s EU membership as a good thing, according to a Eurobarometer survey commissioned

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Statistics institute: Bulgaria’s exports rose 1.4% in January – October 2018

December 11, 2018December 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria from January to October 2018 was 1.4 per cent higher than

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Bulgaria 

Skopje responds to Bulgarian Deputy PM Karakachanov’s threat over Zaev’s ‘Macedonian language’

December 9, 2018December 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Krassimir Karakachanov, Macedonia

The Foreign Ministry in Skopje has responded to Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and VMRO party leader Krassimir Karakachanov’s threat to

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Bulgaria 

For the second time, heavy rain brings down fence at Bulgarian – Turkish border

December 6, 2018December 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Refugees, Turkey

Part of the fence built by Bulgaria at the border with Turkey to stem illegal migration has fallen for a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria gives close to 900 000 leva for projects in Balkans, Moldova and Georgia

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on December 5 to conclude grant agreements for projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the  Republic of Macedonia,

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Minister: Number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria up 5% in first 10 months of 2018

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

In the first 10 months of 2018, more than 8.4 million tourists visited Bulgaria, an increase of five per cent

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