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Bulgaria-US agreement on strengthened control over border crossings to come into force – Interior Minister

December 22, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

An agreement between Bulgaria and the United States providing for strengthened checks on people crossing Bulgaria’s borders would enter into

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Bulgaria 

More than 2000 have left Bulgaria’s refugee camps in the past month and a half – report

December 21, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis

Close to 600 people have left refugee camps in Bulgaria in the first two weeks of December and police do

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Europe 

Greek government weighs options following Tsipras, Merkel talks

December 18, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Following his meeting with German Chancellor Merkel in Berlin on Friday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears to have a

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2016 was 942M euro

December 16, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of 2016 stood at 942 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

First-time asylum applicants in Bulgaria increase by 82% in Q3 2016, to 6365

December 15, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis

The number of first-time asylum applicants in Bulgaria was 82 per cent higher in the third quarter of 2016 than

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Business 

Large Bulgarian tour operator files for bankruptcy

December 13, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgarian tour operator Alfatour, described as one of the largest in the country, has filed for insolvency on December 13,

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Europe 

Macedonia’s elections: Gruevski’s VMRO-DPMNE wins 51 seats, opposition wins 49 seats

December 13, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

VMRO-DPMNE led by Nikola Gruevski has won the December 11 2016 elections in the Republic of Macedonia. The party managed

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Europe 

Merkel: Germany ready to help Serbia and Croatia overcome disputes

December 13, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Serbia

The relations between Serbia and Croatia were discussed in Berlin on December 12, at a meeting between chancellor Angela Merkel and

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports to non-EU countries drop 10.6% y/y in January – October 2016

December 12, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to non-EU countries were 10.6 per cent lower in January to October 2016 than in January – October

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