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Bulgaria absorbed 85 % of the EU funds available under the 2007-2013 programme period.

Bulgaria's absorption rate was below the average for the EU, which stood at 88.9 %, with the country ranking 22nd in this respect.

A fall in petrol and diesel prices in Bulgaria as a result of the slump in global oil prices is not enough for the country's businesses to cut the price of their products, according to the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA).

The share of the unregistered economy in Turkey is bigger than any other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member state, according to a new study. 

The shadow economy's ratio to the Turkish cross domestic product is at 28.72 percent, said the study's author Ceyhun Elgin, from the Economy Department of Istanbul's Bosphorus University. 

An Indian court sentenced Jan. 11 a total of 35 sailors, including several from Britain, Estonia and Ukraine, for illegally entering Indian waters carrying weapons aboard a U.S.-operated anti-piracy boat in 2013.

A judge in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu ordered all 35 crew present in the court to serve five years in jail, the prosecutor in the case, S Chandrasekar told AFP.

Turkey's ancient city of Hasankeyf and its surroundings has been shortlisted for the Seven Most Endangered program 2016 by Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank InstituteEuropa Nostra, the leading European heritage organization, and the European Investment Bank Institute announced on Dec 10 the 14 monuments and sites shortlisted for "The Seven Most Endangered" program 2016 by an intern

A specialized website has ranked Bulgaria among twenty countries offering the world´s best WiFi services.

In terms of average download speed, Lithuania and Estonia have come first in a ranking published on UK-based tech watchdog Rotten WiFi's blog which includes tests of speed and quality of public hotspots in 184 countries.

Russia's plans to extend its gas link to Germany run counter to European Union interests and risk further destabilizing Ukraine, 10 European governments said in a letter to the European Commission that called for a summit-level debate on the issue.

The 4th annual Economic and Trade Forum between China and 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe started on Tuesday in China's eastern coastal city of Suzhou.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said teachers' salaries in Turkey were below the average of those in OECD member states, stressing that seniority and teaching experience in Turkey were not well reflected in wages. 

Eurogroup released a statement following the meeting of European finance ministers on Monday, November 23: