Political geography

Bulgarian Business Climate Improving, Says Econ Minister

Bulgaria's business climate is improving according to the Minister of Economy and Energy Dragomir Stoynev.

Minister Stoynev met in Sliven with investors and representatives of the business sector in order to discuss the opportunities for advancing entrepreneurship, and what the government can do in this respect.

More Macedonians Seek Asylum in Germany

The German Federal Service on Migration and Refugees said that 9,420 people from Macedonia lodged asylum applications in Germany in 2013, Deutsche Welle reported.

The figure represents a sharp increase from 2012, when almost 6,900 Macedonians sought asylum in Germany, and from 2011, when there were 1,750 applicants from the Balkan state.

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