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Triple, warm handshake for Tsipras – Trump

October 17, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

At 7pm sharp Greek time, the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras arrived at the White House to meet US president

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov congratulates Zaev on local elections results

October 16, 2017October 18, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has congratulated his counterpart in Skopje, Zoran Zaev, on the results of the October 15

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Europe 

Socialist SDSM scores victory in Macedonia local elections

October 16, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The first preliminary results issued by the State Election Commission in the Republic of Macedonia indicate that the Macedonian Social

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Bulgaria 

Boris Johnson tells Zaharieva: ‘I am sure Bulgarian EU Presidency will be very successful’

October 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit

UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson, who campaigned successfully for his country to quit the European Union, has told his Bulgarian

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Europe 

PM Borissov: Albania vote recognising Bulgarian ethic community ‘historic breakthrough’

October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has described the vote by the Albanian parliament to recognise the Bulgarian ethnic community in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President welcomes Azerbaijan’s plan for Sofia – Baku direct flights from January 2018

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has welcomed the “intention and willingness” of Azerbaijan to start direct flights between Sofia and Baku

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet provides further 158M leva for modernisation of Sofia – Kalotina road

October 11, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

The Bulgarian government said on October 11 that would provide further funds amounting to more than 158 million leva (about

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to host Western Balkans summit in Sofia in May 2018 during EU Presidency

October 10, 2017October 11, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Sofia

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia will be the venue of a Western Balkans summit in May 2018 during the country’s presidency of

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Business 

Turkey, Russia are Bulgaria’s top trading partners among non-EU countries – statistics institute

October 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Turkey and Russia were in the top two spots among Bulgaria’s trading partners that are not members of the European

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