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Zaev: Fresh round of talks on ‘name dispute’ next week

February 7, 2018February 10, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia’s prime minister Zoran Zaev said on February 7 that he does not see the importance of

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Business 

Bulgarian consumer confidence gained slightly in past three months – statistics institute

February 7, 2018February 8, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular three-month survey by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence in January 2018 was 1.1

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Europe 

Athens welcomes Skopje’s decision on changing name of airport, highway

February 6, 2018February 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official announcement, that the decision by the government in the neighbouring

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria welcomes European Commission adoption of strategy for Western Balkans

February 6, 2018February 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bulgaria said on February 6 that it welcomes the Strategy for the Western Balkans, adopted

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Business 

Safer Internet Day 2018: Only 20% of Bulgarian businesses have an ICT security policy

February 6, 2018February 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Only 20 per cent of Bulgarian businesses using computers had a IT security policy, lower than the EU average of

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Bulgaria 

Presidents: Bulgaria and Malta share same positions on migration policy

February 5, 2018February 6, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

There is a need for an active EU policy towards the countries of origin of migrants as well as for

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Europe 

Thousands of Greeks join protest rally over ‘Macedonia’ name issue

February 5, 2018February 6, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Thousands of protesters from across Greece gathered at Syntagma square outside the parliament building on the afternoon of February 4

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s nationalist coalition falls out over ‘gay marriage’ referendum proposal

February 2, 2018February 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Valeri Simeonov

Krassimir Karakachanov’s idea for Bulgaria to hold a referendum “against gay marriage and gender concepts in Bulgaria’s education and legal

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Bulgaria 

EU provides close to half a billion euro for railway modernisation in western Bulgaria

February 1, 2018February 2, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

About 471.5 million euro from the Cohesion Fund is invested in the development of the railway section between the towns of Elin

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