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Macedonia's Embattled Govt May Boost Ranks
The Democratic Union for Integration, DUI, which is part of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski's ruling coalition, said on Monday that its leader had not discussed with the Macedonian premier the possibility of its rival, the opposition Democratic Party of Albanians, DPA, joining the government which is currently under fire over mass wiretapping allegations.
Macedonia PM Rallies Supporters After Wiretap Scandal
Speaking in front of thousands of supporters of his main ruling centre-right VMRO DPMNE party in Skopje on Sunday, the embattled Gruevski repeated his claims that criminal allegations made against him by the country's opposition have been "created" by unnamed foreign intelligence services and their domestic collaborators in order to destabilize Macedonia.
Bulgaria Leads in Rise in Commercial Property Sales in EU in 2014
Bulgaria posted the biggest rise in sales of commercial real estate in the EU last year, a new study has shown.
According to the latest edition of Cushman & Wakefield's International Investment Atlas, commercial properties worth USD 286 M (EUR 254 M) were sold in Bulgaria last year, an increase of 226% over 2013.
Balkan Economies Falling Behind, IMF Warns
Western Balkans countries need to tackle their high budget deficits, cut trade deficits, privatize public institutions and work on labour market reforms, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, says in a new report.
The report presented on Tuesday in Vienna analyses economic growth, fiscal policies and labour market reforms since 2000.