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FLASH WORLD SWITZERLAND GREECE REALIZED
HAS THE MOST A SURPLUS OF 3.57
Bulgaria and INNOVATIVE BILLION EUROS
Russian announce ECONOMY DURING THE FURST 7
renewal of the MONTHS
project South
Stream
Accordingtotheannouncements With 66.3 points, Switzerland Greece realized primary budget
arriving from the Bulgarian won the first place as the most surplus of 3.57 billion Euros
Prime Minister Bojko Borisov, innovative economy according during the first seven months of
the two countries agreed to to the last Report of the United this year, 874 billion Euros more
form working groups in order Nations. Sweden was second than the stipulated, and 140
to find modalities to restart with 63.6 points, and the United billion Euros less than the surplus
the project. One of the main Kingdom and the United States realized last year. The greatest
points for which compromise is won more than 60 points, and realization in the first half is in
required is the so called “third positioned as third and fourth the budget expenditures which
energy package” of the European place, respectively. The most were an amount of 28.8 billion
Union, which stipulates that a impressive progress was realized Euros, which is 3.2 billion less
company, Gazprom in this case, by China which for the first time than the stipulated 32.1 billion
cannot have the role of both was one of the best 25 countries Euros. This difference is big
supplier and gas transporter. according to innovation. enough to cover the fall of income
In June this year, the Russian Macedonia, with 35.4 pints, is in the budget of 621 billion Euros
Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, ranked 58th, and higher ranked and to realize the primary budget
pointed out that Russia is still countries from the region surplus in the first half of this
interested in the project “South include Montenegro which was year. As the Ministry of Finance
Stream” and that at no moment ranked 51st, Turkey which was of Greece informs, this trend
they renounced it, rather they ranked 42nd, Greece which was continued in July as well, hence
only stopped the activities due ranked 40th, Bulgaria which the total primary budget surplus
to non-compliance with the was ranked 38th, and Slovenia, is 3.57 billion Euros. They add
European Union and Bulgaria. with 46 points, has the highest that additional expenditure is
In the meantime, after the visit ranking of the countries from expected in the part of hospitals
by the Turkish President Recep the region on the 32nd place. of 390 billion Euros, as well as
Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow, in the Serbia, Bosnia and Albania are an additional expenditure for
public there are still circulating ranked on the 65th, 87th, and subsidies for the farmers of 162
information about a possible 92nd place, respectively. In the billion Euros. These past several
restarting of the alternative of assessment criteria, some of the years, Greece, in accordance
“South Stream”, the so called most important criteria include with the agreement achieved
“Turkish Stream”. The pipeline the quality of the universities with the creditors, realizes a
“South Stream” was supposed in the appropriate country, primary budget surplus, and in
to provide transport of the the number and the quality of return gets vast funds in order to
Russian gas under the Black Sea, scientific publications, as well overcome the financial crisis.
and to provide gas for Central as the number of international
and Eastern Europe through registered patents.
Bulgaria and Serbia.
72 September 2016
