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Day: May 8, 2018

Bulgaria 

Row in Bulgaria’s ‘United Patriots’ over meetings with leader of opposition socialists

May 8, 2018May 9, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The latest ructions in Bulgarian government minority partner the United Patriots – a grouping of ultra-nationalist and far-right parties –

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Bulgaria has sixth-highest old-age dependency ratio in the EU – Eurostat

May 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria has the sixth-highest old-age dependency ratio in the European Union, statistics agency Eurostat said on May 8, and is

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