ARCHIVE - 18 August 2016

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Business

FDI in Bulgaria Down 18.7% Y/Y in H1 2016

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bulgaria dropped by 18.

Business » Finance | August 18, 2016, Thursday // 15:39

Politics

EC VP Kristalina Georgieva Denies Media Speculation of Being's GERB's Pick for President of Bulgaria

European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva has dismissed media speculation that she is the possible candidate of governing GERBparty for President of Bulgaria.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 18, 2016, Thursday // 13:46

Bulgaria’s ABV Party Backs Rumen Radev for President

Left-wing ABV party has endorsed the nomination of Maj Gen Rumen Radev for the forthcoming presidential elections.

Politics » Domestic | August 18, 2016, Thursday // 14:21

Bulgaria Grants Refugee Status to 357 People in Jan-July 2016

Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees has received 9,388 applications for protection in the first seven months of 2016, close to the 2014 total of 11,081 and nearly half of last year’s total of 20,391.

Politics » Domestic | August 18, 2016, Thursday // 10:42

Bulgarian Socialists Nominate Rumen Radev to Run in Presidential Elections 2016

Maj.Gen. Rumen Radev is the nomination of main opposition Socialists for President of Bulgaria, party leader Korneliya Niniova has announced.

Politics » Domestic | August 18, 2016, Thursday // 09:27

Sports

Tennis: Bulgaria’s Dimitrov Defeats Wawrinka in Cincinnati Masters

Bulgaria’s top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov defeated World No.4 Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-4 in Thursday’s opening match ofthe ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.

Sports | August 18, 2016, Thursday // 23:30

Bulgarian Sprinter Ivet Lalova-Collio Runs 200m Final in Rio in 22.69s

Bulgaria’s Ivet Lalova – Collio finished 8th in the Olympic athletics women's 200 m final in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.

Sports | August 18, 2016, Thursday // 08:50

World

U.S. Reportedly Transferring Nukes from Turkey to Romania

With relations between Washington and Ankara worsening after last month's coup attempt, the United States has started moving nuclear weapons from Turkey to Romania, EurActiv.com reported on Thursday, citing two independent sources.

World | August 18, 2016, Thursday // 11:51

Turkey Aims at ''Stability and Cooperation" in Black Sea Region - Foreign Minister Cavusoglu

Turkey wants the Black Sea region to be “a center of stability and cooperation” rather than an area of tension, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said.

World » Southeast Europe | August 18, 2016, Thursday // 16:18

Serbian Border Patrols Discover over 3,000 Irregular Migrants since July 22

Joint army and police patrols at Serbia’s borders have found 3,112 migrants who attempted to cross illegally into the country since July 22, the Defence Ministry in Belgrade announced on Thursday.

World » Southeast Europe | August 18, 2016, Thursday // 15:01
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