Bulgaria proposes law to bar sexual offenders against children from holding some public offices, jobs
Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved proposed changes to the Penal Code that will enable courts to bar those convicted of sexual
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Month: December 2014
Bulgarian Parliament fails to pass declaration on South Stream cancellation
Bulgaria’s lawmakers failed to adopt a declaration of support for the South Stream gas pipeline, with familiar dividing lines re-emerging
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Bulgaria still lags behind EU average life expectancy
Life expectancy in Bulgaria at birth in 2012 was 74.4 years, below the European Union average, according to the Health
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Retail trade in Bulgaria in October 2014 was 3% up year-on-year – Eurostat
The volume of retail trade in Bulgaria in October 2014 was three per cent higher than in October 2013, according
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Bulgaria improves slightly in Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index
Bulgarians see a slight improvement against corruption in the public sector in the past year, going by Transparency International’s annual
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World Bank forecasts zero per cent economic growth for Russia in 2015
The World Bank has revised its growth projections for Russia from 0.5 per cent up to 0.7 per cent in
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Russia predicts 2015 recession
Russia is predicting it will slide into a recession next year. Moscow’s economic development ministry said Tuesday it is forecasting
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Ukraine’s parliament approves new cabinet with three foreigners
Ukraine’s parliament approved the new Cabinet of Ministers at the December 2 evening session. For the first time in history,
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Bulgarian politicians divided on Putin’s South Stream announcement – reactions (updated)
The first reactions from Bulgarian politicians on Russian president Vladimir Putin’s surprising announcement that Moscow would shelve the South Stream
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