81% of Bulgaria’s population are Orthodox Christians – but 22% of them are atheists or agnostics
Bulgarians who declared themselve to be Orthodox Christians added up to more than six million in 2015, about 81 per
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
Eurobarometer poll: 59% of Bulgarians think air quality declined in past 10 years
About 59 per cent of Bulgarians think that the air quality in the country has deteriorated in the past 10
Read moreMagnitude 4.4: Light earthquake rattles Western Turkey
An earthquake shook parts of Western Turkey on the morning of November 11 2017. Initially, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said
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Unesco general assembly elects France’s Audrey Azoulay director-general, to succeed Bokova
The general assembly of Unesco, in a vote in Paris on November 10, elected France’s Audrey Azoulay as director-general. She
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Bulgarian National Assembly votes in Kiril Ananiev as health minister
Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, voted on November 10 to approve the appointment of Kiril Ananiev as Health Minister.
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European Automobile Manufacturers Association: 783 hybrid vehicles sold in Bulgaria in first three quarters of 2017
A total of 783 hybrid vehicles were sold in Bulgaria in the first three quarters of 2017, an increase compared
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EU autumn forecast bumps up Bulgaria 2017 growth estimate to 3.9%
The European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 9, estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would continue growing
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Bulgarian Parliament passes 2018 Budget Act at first reading
Bulgaria’s ruling majority encountered little difficulty in passing the 2018 Budget Act at first reading on November 9, one day
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Bulgarian PM nominates deputy finance minister Ananiev to take over as health minister
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has tabled in Parliament a proposal for the appointment of Kiril Ananiev, a deputy finance
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