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        <title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Plan to Build a Nuclear Future From a Communist Relic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the poorest corner of the European Union, political leaders are looking for a savior with 10 billion euros to spare.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 05:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria’s Top Drugmaker Eyes Profit Boost After Acquisitions]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:02:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgarian Parliament Approves New Ministers in Cabinet Change]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:05:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deadly Bus Crash Sparks Shakeup in Bulgaria's Government]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 09:50:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Dangles Balkan Expansion Talks to Boost Crucial Name Deal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2018-06-26/eu-dangles-entry-talks-to-balkan-nations-while-name-deal-wobbles-jiwzzey7</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slav Okov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:46:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria Blames ‘Constantly Changing' Demands for Euro Delay]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bulgaria blamed the imposition of new requirements by the European Union and the European Central Bank for holding up its euro-adoption bid.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Republic of Macedonia President Attempts to Block Name Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slav Okov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:36:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria Rebukes Republic of Macedonia Leader Over EU Relations]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slav Okov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 09:33:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria Shifts on Euro Accession Plans After ECB Pressure]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:29:55 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A bull statue stands outside the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. The EU&apos;s poorest-nation, which holds the bloc&apos;s rotating presidency, has already pegged the lev to the euro and wants to join the exchange-rate mechanism -- the precursor to adoption-- this summer.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Republic of Macedonia to Hold Referendum on New Name This Year]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 09:14:20 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - MARCH 03: Large Macedonian flags hang on buildings as a man smokes a pipe on March 3, 2017 in Skopje, Macedonia. Thousands of Macedonian nationalists, with the support of the former ruling right wing party (VMRO-DPMNE), march to the parliament during a rally against an agreement between socialist democrats (SDSM) and Albanian parties to make Albanian the second official language. The political crisis deepens as the president refused to grant the socialist democrats with a mandate to form a government with the Albanian parties. European and NATO officials ask the president to give the mandate to the parliamentarian majority formed by the socialist democrats and Albanian parties. Russia gives its support to the right wing nationalist party VMRO-DPMNE. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB's ‘Serious Concerns’ Aim to Cool Bulgaria's Euro Ambitions]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandro Speciale]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Acts to Counter U.S. Sanctions on Iran, Preserve Nuclear Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slav Okov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 15:47:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[May Plans First U.K. Visit to Republic of Macedonia Since 1999]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Commercial and residential buildings stand on the city skyline in Skopje, Macedonia, on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Photographer: Oliver Bunic</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU's Moscovici Urges Bulgaria Not to Rush With Euro Adoption]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 06:18:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria Reluctant to Seek ECB Scrutiny Before Euro Entry]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:25:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU, Turkey Seek to Mend Ties Amid Disputes Over Sea Borders]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgarian President Vetoes Graft Law, Urging Tougher Measures]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed anti-corruption legislation approved by parliament last month, saying it doesn’t do enough to counteract graft as the Balkan country assumes the European Union’s rotating presidency.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:38:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Tale of What Could Have Been for the EU's Poorest Country]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A decade ago, Bulgarians flooded the streets in celebration of their ex-communist nation joining the European Union. There was a light show in the skies above the capital. Then-Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev called it a “dream come true.”]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria Pushes for Clearer EU Membership Path for Western Balkans]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 10:58:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgarian President Slams Cabinet for Failure to Fight Graft]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Konstantinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 08:50:43 GMT</pubDate>
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