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Bulgaria has the sixth lowest overall taxes for medium-size companies in EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), shows the Paying Taxes 2015 survey of PriceWaterhouseCoopers among 189 economies worldwide.

The total tax rate in Bulgaria is 27%, which ranks it sixth after Croatia (18.8%), Luxembourg (20.2%), Cyprus (23.2%), Ireland (25.9%) and Denmark (26%).

The European Parliament will discuss on Monday the no-confidence motion against the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

It was tabled last week by the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group, which is chaired by Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).

The new President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will face a vote of no confidence tabled by right-wing and far-right Eurosceptic parties.

As many as 378,811 Romanian voters have cast their ballots on Sunday in the second round of the presidential elections, according to the figures received by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) from the 294 polling stations set up abroad by 8 a.m. on Monday.

As many as 114,607 Romanian voters living abroad turned out to the ballot by 1 p.m. on Sunday in the second round of voting for President of Romania, according to figures received by the Central Electoral Bureau from 263 polling stations out of a total 294 set up abroad.

The head of the Istanbul organization of the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) Aziz Babuşçu spoke to NTV on Nov. 14, saying the project concerning making Istanbul a finance center was proceeding.

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras may seek a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu next month, his party suggested on Thursday.

The Seventh International Triennial of Graphic Arts "Sofia 2014" opens at 6 pm on Monday in the exhibition halls of the gallery of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (UBA), located on 6 Shipka Street.

The Triennial, which has a 20-year history, gathers the latest achievements of artists from more than 30 countries.

As many as 161,054 Romanian voters turned out to the presidential ballot on Sunday, according to the figures received by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) from 294 polling stations set up abroad by 8 a.m. on Monday.

EBRD approves EUR 200mn loan

BELGRADE -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a EUR 200 million stand-by loan to Serbia's Deposit Insurance Agency.

The loan was approved in order to reinforce the stability of the country's banking sector.