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Illegal Logging in Bulgaria is Estimated at BGN 150 Million Per Year
The annual volume of illegal logging in Bulgaria reaches 2.4 - 2.7 million cubic meters. This is between a quarter and a third of the total yield, which forms a shady business of nearly 150 million leva per year. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said.
IMF says early loan repayment is up to Athens
The early repayment of Greece's loans from the International Monetary Fund is a decision the Greek authorities will make, said IMF spokesman Gerry Rice on Thursday, while noting that this would require the consent of the country's other official creditors.
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Brexit Without a Deal will Cost Bulgaria 111 Million Euros a Year
In the case of Brexit without agreement, Bulgaria will lose EUR 111 million a year (EUR 16 per capita), and when the UK comes out of the EU with a deal, annual losses will amount to EUR 61 million (EUR 9 per capita). This is the data from a study by the German Bertelsmann Foundation.
İKSV presents ‘Be Mobile – Create Together!’
Four established and active cultural institutions in Turkey, Institut français de Turquie; the Dutch embassy in Turkey; Goethe-Institut and the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), are joining forces to provide emerging artists and authors in Turkey opportunities to spend time in artist residencies across Europe, and vice versa.
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PM Dancila: European project needs new thrust, future vision and long-term solutions
The European project needs a new thrust, future vision and long-term solutions, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Thursday in her speech delivered in the "E!Sharp Live 2019 - What does Europe mean to Europe?" event opening in Brussels. "At the moment, we are all convinced that the European project needs a new thrust, future vision and, based on this common vision, long-term solutions.
Greek unionists come close to blows at meeting
Members of the Communist Party-affiliated trade union PAME clashed with representatives of the GSEE umbrella union for private sector workers during a session of GSEE's management in Athens on Wednesday. [Simela Pantzartzi/ANA-MPA]
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Minister Ciamba: EU must have clear norms and instruments to identify who's behind cyber attacks
Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba on Wednesday underscored at a debate in Brussels that the European Union must have clear norms and instruments to identify and punish those who are behind cyber attacks, reads a release of the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE). Such measures will also increase the credibility of the European institutions among the citizens.
Photos of Turkish frogmen off north Crete taken down
An under-sea photo showing two Turkish frogmen posing with a Turkish flag in a sea area north of the Greek island of Crete was taken down from the Twitter account of the NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) on Wednesday after protests lodged by the Hellenic Navy at the prompting of Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis.
Bulgarian PM Will Participate in the Regular Meeting of the European Council on 21 and 22 March
Prime Minister Borissov and President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani will open exhibition space "Atanas Burov" in EP, reported NOVA TV.
Economy Overview
FinMin: Slovenia will stay comparably favourable for capital
Maribor, 2 March - Finance Minister Andrej Bertoncelj has told the newspaper Večer that despite the planned increase in schedular taxation, Slovenia will stay a "comparably favourable country", with capital still being less taxed than on average in the OECD countries.
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