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Eurostat: 685 first-time asylum-seekers in Bulgaria in Q2 2017

September 22, 2017September 24, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

A total of 685 people became first-time asylum-seekers in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2017, EU statistics agency Eurostat

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Bulgaria 

US appreciates important role of Bulgarian EU Presidency, Foreign Minister Zaharieva told

September 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

The United States appreciates the important role of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Elizabeth Millard,

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Bulgaria 

Meeting Polish PM, Bulgaria’s Borissov repeats call for closing EU borders

September 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Hosting his Polish counterpart Beata Szydło in Sofia on September 20, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov reiterated his call for

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2017 was 431.8M euro

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2017 stood at 431.8 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria strongly condemns latest North Korean missile launch

September 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria strongly condemns the latest missile launch by North Korea, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said on September 15. In

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Bulgaria 

One in four employees is a passive smoker in Europe, Greece worst in Europe

September 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency smoking

According to a new study led by Philip Philippides, PhD, of the Imperial College London, which was presented at the

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Bulgaria 

About 2200 migrants and refugees in Bulgaria as at September 2017 – official

September 13, 2017September 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

There were about 2200 migrants and refugees in Bulgaria at the beginning of September 2017, according to a regular report

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Europe 

Juncker’s annual speech – his Balkan take

September 13, 2017September 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered on September 13 his 2017 State of the Union Address, before the elected members

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Business 

Exports from Bulgaria in January – July 2017 up by 13.8 per cent, but trade balance negative

September 12, 2017September 13, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In the period January – July 2017, the value of all exported goods from Bulgaria amounted to 29 772.4 million

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