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Borissov to US envoy: Inclusion of Western Balkans to be priority of Bulgaria’s EU Presidency

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

The issue of the inclusion of the countries of the Western Balkans in the European Union will be a priority

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev: Handling of jet fighter acquisition process ‘not the best signal’ abroad

July 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has cited the handling of the fighter jet acquisition process as an example of how not

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria seized more than 600 000 fake goods at borders in 2016 – half that of 2015

July 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria seized 638 248 fake goods – articles violating intellectual property rights – at its borders in 2016, a number

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria awaits EC approval for Turkish Stream pipeline – PM

July 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, South Stream, Turkey

Bulgaria still hopes to secure Russian deliveries for its planned gas hub near Varna and is currently awaiting the European

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-May 2017 was 119.8M euro

July 18, 2017July 19, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of 2017 stood at 119.8 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Balkans have potential to replace UK in the European family after Brexit

July 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Greece, Serbia

The Balkans have the potential to replace the United Kingdom in the European family after Brexit, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and Greece to sign memorandum on development of Thessaloniki – Rousse multimodal transport corridor

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Bulgaria’s government said on July 12 that it had approved a draft memorandum of understanding on the development of the

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Business 

In Istanbul, Bulgarian PM Borissov talks energy issues with Turkish, Russian top officials

July 10, 2017July 12, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia, Turkey

Bulgaria and Turkey have a common understanding that the development of gas transmission infrastructure, covering more Balkan countries and Europe,

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Bulgaria 

Foreign ministry teams from Sofia and Skopje have ‘basis for compromise’ on good-neighbourliness treaty

July 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

A “basis for compromise” was achieved in talks over the weekend of July 8 and 9 between teams headed by

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