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Zaev: Referendum will be held on September 30

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, said on July 30 that the referendum on the name

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Business 

July 2018 survey sees business climate in Bulgaria as unchanged from previous month

July 30, 2018August 2, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that executives saw the business climate in the

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Europe 

Hahn speaks of ‘China’s Trojan horses in the Balkans’

July 29, 2018August 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn in charge of neighborhood policy and enlargement negotiations spoke of China’s presence in the Balkan region,

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Europe 

Death toll from Attica wildfires at 84, political parties seek to shift blame

July 27, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The death toll from the Attica wildfires rose to 84 as rescue crews continue to search for missing people. Rescuers,

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Europe 

Skopje: Parties reach a deal on the referendum issue

July 26, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The majority and the opposition in Skopje have reached a deal on the issue of the referendum, after agreeing on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria warns Greece and Turkey of dangerous increased river levels

July 24, 2018July 25, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on July 24 that it had warned the authorities in Greece and Turkey of an

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Europe 

Death toll from Attica fires reaches 74, over 180 people injured

July 24, 2018July 25, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece keeps discovering bodies of people who did not make it during the wildfires in Attica on Monday, July 23.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria completes dredging project to deepen Danube for shipping

July 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A 42-day project to deepen a stretch of the Danube River to ease the passage of shipping in the most

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Europe 

24 killed, over 150 injured in devastating Attica wildfire

July 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek authorities confirmed 24 people were killed and over 150 injured in two major wildfires that broke out in Attica,

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