Israel wins 2018 Eurovision song contest, Bulgaria in 14th place
Israel, with Netta Barzilai performing the song Toy, won the 2018 Eurovision song contest, with 529 points. In second place
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Month: May 2018
Outrage over photos of Bulgarian children with swastika and Hitler salute at football match
Bulgaria’s State Agency for Child Protection (SACP) has initiated an investigation into photographs showing two boys at the Bulgarian Cup
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Plaque unveiled to Bulgarian Jews at site of Second World War forced labour camp
For the first time in Bulgaria, a plaque has been unveiled at a site of one of the forced labour
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Bulgaria’s total exports up, but big drop in exports to non-EU countries – NSI
Bulgaria’s total exports in January to March 2018 were 2.4 per cent higher than in January to March 2017, but
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Life expectancy in Bulgaria rises slightly, still among lowest in the EU
Life expectancy at birth of Bulgarians in the period 2015 – 2017 was 74.8 years, an increase of 0.1 years
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Bulgaria ad hoc committee on CEZ assets sale concludes work
Bulgaria’s ad hoc parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the circumstances of the proposed sale of electric utility CEZ’s assets in
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CCB trial in Bulgaria continues with indictment reading, new row
The landmark trial on the collapse of the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) in Bulgaria resumed on May 10, as prosecutors
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EBRD raises Bulgaria economic growth forecast for 2018 to 3.6%
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would grow by 3.6 per cent in
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The Way Back: Brain Drain and Prosperity in the Western Balkans
On 27 December 2017, the Skopje-based Institute for Strategic Research and Education published a study showing that 69 per cent
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