First-time asylum applicants in Bulgaria increase by 82% in Q3 2016, to 6365
The number of first-time asylum applicants in Bulgaria was 82 per cent higher in the third quarter of 2016 than
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Month: December 2016
Bulgaria has among lowest job vacancy rates in the EU
Bulgaria was among five European Union countries with the lowest job vacancy rates in the third quarter of 2016, EU
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Interior Ministry: Removal of gas tanks from Bulgaria’s Hitrino blast site to begin on December 16
Strict security measures continued to be in place in Bulgaria’s Hitrino village on December 15, site of a fatal gas
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Bulgaria’s anti-terrorism law gives military wide powers in event of terrorist attack
Bulgaria’s National Assembly has approved the second and final reading of the Anti-Terrorism Bill, giving the military wide powers in
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EU summit set against turbulent backdrop
Leaders of the European Union meet in Brussels Thursday for a summit that follows a turbulent year for the 28-member
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Divided Poland marks 35th anniversary of martial law
Poland’s political scene polarization became apparent yet again as the governing camp and the opposition organized separate demonstrations commemorating the
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Bulgarian businesses among lowest in using internet advertising – Eurostat
Bulgaria is among six countries in the European Union where businesses least make use of advertising on the internet, EU
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: GERB to meet Reformist Bloc for talks in coming days
Boiko Borissov’s GERB party will meet the Reformist Bloc for talks in coming days in connection with the exploratory mandate
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Residents of Bulgaria’s blast-hit Hitrino unlikely to be able to return home soon
The people of Bulgaria’s north-eastern village of Hitrino, which was hit by a devastating gas tank transport train explosion on
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