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President Radev: Marinova murder case reveals lack of trust in Bulgarian institutions

October 14, 2018October 17, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

The case of the murder of television presenter Viktoria Marinova has revealed the huge of lack of trust in Bulgaria’s

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – August 2018 1.5% down – statistics institute

October 10, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January – August 2018 the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 35 078.4 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM hits out at European politicians over Marinova murder case

October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on October 10 that he would raise with the centre-right EU-level European People’s Party

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Bulgaria 

Defence Ministry honours controversial figure Markov in spite of objections from Bulgarian Jews

October 5, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Jews

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry went ahead with conferring honours on Dyanko Markov, a 96-year-old veteran of the Union of Bulgarian National

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Europe 

Appellate Court confirms two-year prison sentence for Gruevski

October 5, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The Appellate Court in Skopje dismissed an appeal by former prime minister Nikola Gruevski, as being “groundless”, against a ruling

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Europe 

Final preparations for yet another ‘historic election’ in Bosnia and Herzegovina

October 5, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bosnia and Herzegovina

As the October 7 2018 election day approaches, the campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and especially in the Republika Srpska,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM meets church leaders, pledges pay rise for clerics of all religions

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Bulgarian government and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church have agreed that controversial amendments to the Religious Denominations Act will be

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Europe 

Maroš Šefčovič: Greece can become an energy hub for natural gas

October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič has touted Greece’s potential in the energy sector, saying that energy reforms and the new

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2018 was 5.2% – Eurostat

October 1, 2018October 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2018 was 5.2 per cent, up from the previous month but down from 6.2 per

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